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Police Avert Bomb Blast In Kano

 The Police in Kano on Monday at about 9:00am averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano. The … Continue reading Police Avert Bomb Blast In Kano


 The Police iMohammed-Abubakar-IGPolicen Kano on Monday at about 9:00am averted what could have been another devastating bomb blast in the ancient city of Kano.

The incident is coming a day after a bomb blast in Sabon Gari, Kano, left at least five persons dead.

Kano Police operatives, acting on intelligence, tracked and recovered a Mitsubishi Station Wagon car, ash in colour, with a Kano registration number, AE 756 GSW, loaded with assorted gas cylinders, one container of fuel and other electrical components of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).

The vehicle was recovered at Tafawa Balewa Street, Nasarawa area of the state and has since been rendered safe by Police Bomb Disposal experts.

Meanwhile, security agencies in Kano have commenced investigation into both the aborted blast as well as the Ssunday night bomb incident.

A suspected suicide bomber detonated an IED on Sunday, May 18 at about 9:30pm at Middle Road, off Gold Coast Street, Sabon Gari, Kano.

The blast led to the death of five persons including the suspected suicide bomber.

Seven persons were injured, four of them already treated and discharged while six vehicles were also damaged.

While commiserating with the families and friends of the victims of the last night incident, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, called for the cooperation of all in the fight against terrorism.

He promised that the law enforcement agencies would continue to do their best towards winning the ongoing war against terror.