*Rocket launchers,
assorted arms recovered
assorted arms recovered
The Kano State Police
Command said yesterday that it had foiled plans by some suspected terrorists to
attack Kano city.
Command said yesterday that it had foiled plans by some suspected terrorists to
attack Kano city.
This is even as Christians
in the North are expressing fears of likely attacks by terrorists on Easter
Sunday.
in the North are expressing fears of likely attacks by terrorists on Easter
Sunday.
The Commissioner of
Police, Musa Daura, told journalists at a press conference in Kano that
detectives had averted what would have been another tragedy as they intercepted
an explosives-laden Volkswagen Golf car.
Police, Musa Daura, told journalists at a press conference in Kano that
detectives had averted what would have been another tragedy as they intercepted
an explosives-laden Volkswagen Golf car.
Items recovered from the
car included rocket launchers, remote control devices, 14 hand grenades, eight
AK 47 magazines and assault rifles, seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
concealed in Turkey oil containers, with remote controlled devices and 238 live
ammunitions of different calibers.
car included rocket launchers, remote control devices, 14 hand grenades, eight
AK 47 magazines and assault rifles, seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
concealed in Turkey oil containers, with remote controlled devices and 238 live
ammunitions of different calibers.
Describing the discovery
as remarkable, Daura said: “On Tuesday 26, March, 2013, at about 21.30 hours,
our men, based on a tip-off, intercepted a Golf 3 car, with registration number
AG 701 KTM at the outskirts of Kano.
as remarkable, Daura said: “On Tuesday 26, March, 2013, at about 21.30 hours,
our men, based on a tip-off, intercepted a Golf 3 car, with registration number
AG 701 KTM at the outskirts of Kano.
“The occupants of the
vehicle, on sighting a police patrol vehicle, opened fire, but our men
responded swiftly which made them to abandon the vehicle and escaped into the
bush.”
vehicle, on sighting a police patrol vehicle, opened fire, but our men
responded swiftly which made them to abandon the vehicle and escaped into the
bush.”
The police boss said that
the fleeing suspects sustained gunshot injuries as blood stains littered the
scene of the incident.
the fleeing suspects sustained gunshot injuries as blood stains littered the
scene of the incident.
Daura said that on further
scrutiny, the vehicle was found to contain four rolls of wire connector for
suicide missions and 12 power sources, among other bomb making materials.
scrutiny, the vehicle was found to contain four rolls of wire connector for
suicide missions and 12 power sources, among other bomb making materials.
He said: “The intention of
these hoodlums was to cause havoc and destabilize the peace of Kano State.”
these hoodlums was to cause havoc and destabilize the peace of Kano State.”
Daura, however, said that
security personnel had begun trailing the suspects.
security personnel had begun trailing the suspects.
He sought the support of
members of the public by volunteering information that could lead to the arrest
of the suspects and other criminals.
members of the public by volunteering information that could lead to the arrest
of the suspects and other criminals.
It will be recalled that
some suicide bombers attacked a popular motor park in Kano city recently and
killed no fewer than 60 people.
some suicide bombers attacked a popular motor park in Kano city recently and
killed no fewer than 60 people.
Source: National Mirror
