Men of Edo State Police command
have foiled an attempt by some suspects to bomb Oko Prison in Benin with
Improvised Explosive Device, IED, in their bid to set free some kidnappers held
in the prison.
The State Commissioner of Police,
Danmallam Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said some of the suspects had
been arrested in connection with the incident, adding that security has been
beefed up around prison formations in the State.
It was gathered that special
police detective squad acted on intelligence report to foil the attack on the
prison, leading to the arrest of some suspects.
Police sources said the arrested
suspects were planning to bomb the prison to free some kidnappers remanded in
the prison facility.
It was learnt that the suspects
were armed with sophisticated weapons to kill the security operatives on duty
and free their colleagues remanded in the prison.
“The suspects came to free the
kidnapers of the managing director of Ogba Zoological garden, Mr Andy Ehanire,
which four police were killed during the operation in 2017.
“They have made confessional
statement about their mission.”
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