The Niger
State police command has discovered a bomb manufacturing factory in Maitunmbi
area of Minna, the Niger state capital believed to belong to the dreaded
radical Boko Haram sect
Acting on
the tip-off by one of the five suspects in regard to the killing of three
Policemen in two separate operations in the Minna last week, a team of armed
plain cloth men stormed the sect’s bomb factory located behind a popular
private school.
Item
recovered during the raid which lasted about two hours included two 1.5gms gas
cylinder cans already prepared for explosion.
Other lethal
weapons found in the house include about 30 cans of disposable food beverage
and soft drinks also stockpiled with explosives, 25 kilograms of fertiliser,
batteries, remote control devices and other electrical gadgets.
An officer
in the team that raided the bomb factory who spoke in confidence to Channels
Television in Minna explained that the operation lasted for about two hours.
”We took our
time before we stormed the bomb factory. We did not want to cause any chaos in
the area and in the town. We also want to avoid any loss of lives and this we
were able to achieve,” he said.
Efforts to
get the residents of the sleepy town to speak to Channels Television failed as
all the people approached refused to divulge any information about the house
and its occupant.
When
contacted the state Police Public Relations Officer, Pius Edobo refused to
speak on the raid, but promised to give full details later.
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