The Kano Police Command has recovered a car loaded with bomb-making devices and sophisticated weapons in the state.
With rising insecurity in all parts 9f the country, particularly in the North-west, residents of Kano have been reporting suspicious movement.
Recall that a primary school was last week destroyed and several people and children killed when some undesirable elements planted and detonated bombs in the school premises.
The discovery bomb making materials and similar ones were obtained by security operatives through the information provided by the public.
Speaking, the the Police Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Cimmand, DSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, confirmed the incident but added that they were investigating the matter.
In an official statement he made available later, he stated as follows:
“On the 19/05/2022, following an intelligence report that a Mercedes Benz Motor Vehicle, ash in color with suspected sophisticated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) is coming from Jigawa State to Kano State, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, immediately raised a crack team comprising Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defence (EOD-CBRN) and Operation Puff Adder.
“At about 1630hrs of the same date, following a hot chase, the suspects abandoned the Motor Vehicle at Bubbugaje Quarters Kumbotso LGA Kano State. A technical search conducted by the team revealed that the motor vehicle was fully loaded with Improvised Explosive Device materials.
“Two AK-47 rifles, Four AK-47 magazines, 1,098 live ammunition, and Two pistol magazines were also recovered. An investigation has commenced,” the police statement said.
