Bomb Blast Averted in Kano Mosque as Police Recover 13 Explosive Devices
What would have turned out to be a massive bomb blast was prevented in Kano as police on Friday recovered 13 improvised High Calibre explosive devices planted in a car in Kano metropolis.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderenle Shinaba, who displayed the devices to newsmen in Kano on Friday said the car was found within the premises of a Juma’ah mosque at Sauna Dakata.
He said the explosives were discovered at about 1.30p.m. in a rickety car parked near a Friday Mosque.
According to commissioner, a 10-year-old boy is said to have alerted the police authorities on the suspicious car.
"When we got the information, we quickly moved in to the place and in the course of screening the vehicle, our anti-bomb squad discovered the explosives.
"The explosives were primed to explode when the Juma’at prayer is going on and they can destroy a whole neighbourhood because they are of high calibre", he said.
Shinaba said the police had to detonate one of them but the Anti-bomb Squad advised that they should be removed from the area.
He commended the people of Kano for the timely information they gave to the police which saved the situation.
He also urged the people to continue to give security agencies useful information to enable them to carry out their duty effectively.
On Monday, a bomb killed seven persons and injured 20 others at the Kano School of Health Technology located within the metropolis.
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| Explosives found within the premises of a Juma’ah mosque at Sauna Dakata in Kano |
He said the explosives were discovered at about 1.30p.m. in a rickety car parked near a Friday Mosque.
According to commissioner, a 10-year-old boy is said to have alerted the police authorities on the suspicious car.
"When we got the information, we quickly moved in to the place and in the course of screening the vehicle, our anti-bomb squad discovered the explosives.
"The explosives were primed to explode when the Juma’at prayer is going on and they can destroy a whole neighbourhood because they are of high calibre", he said.
Shinaba said the police had to detonate one of them but the Anti-bomb Squad advised that they should be removed from the area.
He commended the people of Kano for the timely information they gave to the police which saved the situation.
He also urged the people to continue to give security agencies useful information to enable them to carry out their duty effectively.
On Monday, a bomb killed seven persons and injured 20 others at the Kano School of Health Technology located within the metropolis.
Bomb Blast Averted in Kano Mosque as Police Recover 13 Explosive Devices
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