No Bomb Recovered At Aba Church – Police

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Abia State Police Command on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 debunked claims suggesting that an Improvised Explosive Device IED was found, and recovered at the premises of an Aba-based Church.

The Source reports that a section of the media, had in the last 24 hours been awash with reports that an object suspected to be a bomb was spotted at the United Evangelical Church’s premises in Ehere/Umuola area Ogbohill ,Aba the commercial nerve centre of Abia state.

According to reports, some Church workers discovered the object while in the process of digging the foundation of the Church’s perimeter fence undergoing reconstruction.

The Priest in-charge of the Church was said to have made efforts to contact some military personnel after suspecting the object to be a lethal weapon.

“The road which divides the Church building and the Parsonage is being expanded by the State Government .

“The Church decided to remove the old perimeter fence and build a new one to make way for the expansion of the road.

“It was while the Church members were digging the ground for the new fence that they dug out the metal object which nobody knew was a bomb. The Pastor later invited soldiers who evacuated the object” a witness was quoted as saying.

But in a statement from its spokesperson, Maureen Chilaka, a DSP, the Abia State Police Command informed that it could not found any evidence of the existence of the said IED after a painstaking and thorough investigation conducted within the affected areas.

According to Police, the investigation which was conducted through the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, covering the area, revealed that only an old iron rod which formed part of the pillar of the old Church perimeter fence was removed by the military and not a bomb.

The Command noted that no IED was found or recovered by the military either at the Church’s premises and or anywhere in Aba .

“I can authoritatively confirm that no bomb or explosive was recovered from the said area. Investigations conducted by the Command have clearly affirmed this.

“The object removed by the military was an old iron rod,which was part of the pillar of the old Church Perimeter fence being adjusted”, Chilaka stated.

The Police clarification is coming amidst widespread apprehension and anxiety among residents of Ogbohill and its environs following reports of the suspected bomb discovery .