The Kano state police command says it intercepted a vehicle
loaded with sophisticated improvised-explosive devices (IEDs).
In a statement issued on Saturday, Abdullahi Kiyawa, police
spokesperson in Kano, said the vehicle was coming from Jigawa state when it was
intercepted.
Kiyawa said Sama’ila Dikko, police commissioner in the
state, immediately launched a “crack team comprising Explosive Ordnance
Disposal (EOD)– Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defence
(EOD-CBRN) and Operation Puff Adder” when an intelligence report was made to
the command.
“Following a hot chase, the suspects abandoned the Motor Vehicle at Bubbugaje Quarters Kumbotso LGA Kano State,” the statement reads.
The police spokesperson said upon searching the vehicle
officers discovered it was “fully loaded with improvised explosive device
materials”.
He said weapons including two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47
magazines, 1,098 live ammunition and two pistol magazines were recovered.
Kiyawa said an investigation has been launched into the incident,
adding that the suspects would be apprehended.
The development comes days after a gas explosion occurred
near a primary school in Sabon Gari area of Kano metropolis. At least nine
persons died in the explosion.
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