The controlled explosion that went off today at a Nipost Post Office in the Garki area of Abuja was for a parcel bomb addressed to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Ministe of the Economy. NaijaPundit had earlier reported that there was a controlled explosion at a post office in Abuja. The Bomb Disposal Unit of the Nigerian Police Force were called in when the suspicious package was discovered. However, the police, while admitting that there was some issues with a parcel claimed that the parcel did not carry explosives but was filled with tiles and other odd materials. The question is why would anyone send such a parcel to the CME? This will be the second time a high profile Nigerian is targetted by a letter/parcel bomb. In 1986, the Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch was the victim of a letter bomb which killed him. The Human Rights Violation and Investigation Commssion led by Justice Chukwudifu Oputa would later indict the Babangida regime for the crime. Today's million dollar question is who is responsible for this latest attempt to get at the Finance Minister? Last year her mother was kidnapped and later released after her family allegedly paid a ransom.
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