Who Is The Owner? Car Loaded With Explosives, Intercepted By Police in Kano (PICTURED)
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Kano State police have today prevented another potentially tragic
accident by neutralizing a vehicle loaded with elements of improvised
explosive devices.
A statement, signed by Chief Superintendent of Police, Force Public relations officer Frank Mba, and containing latest updates on the yesterday's deadly incident in the city of Kano was just posted to the official site of the Nigeria Police Force.
According to the
statement, police officers, acting on an intelligence tip, have tracked
and recovered a gray Mitsubishi Station Wagon car at about 9 a.m. today
at Tafawa Balewa Street, Nasarawa local government area of Kano
State. The car was loaded with electrical components for the IEDs, also
with gas and fuel containers. Experts of the police Bomb Disposal Unit
have since rendered the vehicle safe.
It would be recalled that
yesterday, at about 9.30 p.m., a bomb went off at a popular drinking
joint, Middle Road, off Gold Coast Street, Sabon Gari area of the Kano
city. Police have since confirmed
it was a suicide bomb attack, which has since claimed lives of five
persons, includingthat of the suicide bomber, and left
seven persons
injured. Four of the injured persons have received medical treatment and
were discharged from the hospitals.
Inspector-General of Police,
Mohammed Diko Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc has commiserated with the
families and friends of the victims and once again urged Nigerians to
unite and cooperate with security agencies in the fight against
terrorism.
Investigations have commenced into both aforementioned incidents.
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