The country home of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, in Ogbubagbene Community, Burutu Local Government of Delta State, was yesterday morning bombed by suspected robbers.
Residents of the town said they heard a loud explosion and felt the tremor from the explosion at about 12:45am.
Sources said only a tiny portion of the mansion was destroyed by the explosion.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the invaders apparently believed that they could hit a goldmine in the minister’s house.
“Everybody knows that the minister is a big (wealthy) man so maybe the boys believe they will get a lot of hard currency from the house,” he said.
It was, however, unclear if the hoodlums’ mission was successful, although residents said the house was ransacked by the hoodlums.
Reports of sporadic gunfire resulting from a clash with security men at the building and the attackers could not be independently confirmed.
Another source said the attack may not be unconnected with disaffection with the minister’s style of leadership, especially among angry Ijaw ex-militants, who have accused him and the Kingsley Kuku-led Amnesty Committee of neglect.
Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Tsafe has ordered a round-the-clock security guard at the house.
Police spokesman Charles said the commissioner and a team of policemen have visited the scene to get first hand information of the incident.
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