A strange midnight explosion has reportedly destroyed a newly built house the owners were planning to move in by February in Umuneke community, Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
It was gathered that the explosion, which occurred on Saturday night, reduced the building to rubble, though no casualty was recorded.
A source, Iyke Njoku, said, “The sound was massive as well as the bang. We waited a while and when we didn’t see any movement or hear screams, we decided to check, only to see the house in rubble.
“When our neighbours from neighbouring villages called to ask us the cause of the sound, that was when we went to check how safe we were.
“The house was a bungalow and the couple just completed it even as they were planning to move in by February.
“It is so painful that all their efforts have become a waste because they can’t move in as planned again.”
A resident, Mr. Emma Emeka, told our correspondent on Sunday that they were jolted in the night by an enormous sound.
Emeka said, “We were in our house when we heard a massive sound, just like an explosion. When we rushed out, a newly constructed bungalow was destroyed. It happened so quickly, as nobody saw what triggered it or who was behind it.
“All we heard was the loud explosion; now, we are gazing at the new building of our kinsman reduced to rubble.
“The couple had worked hard to complete the building and were planning to move in this year but they cannot do so again.
“The funny part is people in neighbouring villages heard the sound and wondered where the blast came from. We all slept with one eye open for fear of attack.”
Efforts to get the reaction of the state police spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, proved abortive as his number did not connect.
