Breaking: Police Intercept Vehicle Loaded With Bomb-making Devices in Kano
By Rabiu Musa
HOTPEN – The Kano Police Command has cracked down on a car loaded with bomb-making devices and weapons in the state.
The information discovery and similar ones were obtained by security services through the information provided by the public.
In a statement issued to HotPen by the police spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa maintained that the vehicle laden with IED making materials was recovered on Thursday.
Kiyawa said “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, of immediately raised a crack team comprising Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defence (EOD-CBRN) and Operation Puff Adder.
“As 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 (2) AK-47 Rifles, Four (4) AK-47 Magazines, One Thousand and Ninety-Eight (1,098) Live Ammunition, and Two (2) Pistol Magazines were also recovered. An investigation has commenced,” the police statement said.