Sunday, April 24, 2011

Police uncover bomb factory in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command said yesterday it has uncovered a bomb-making factory at the Rafin Guza area of Kaduna metropolis where already manufactured explosives and other weapons were recovered. These weapons were believed to have been used in the plethora of violence that had attended the recent elections conducted in the state and neighbouring ones.

Conducting newsmen round the residential house where a bomb exploded on Saturday night in Kaduna, killing one person and injuring three others, the Police Commissioner in charge of election duties in Kaduna State, Haruna John said eight persons have been arrested, three of whom were critically injured during the blast which he said occurred at about 6.00pm on Saturday.

In a similar development, the interim Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Ammama John Abakasanga yesterday paraded 68 suspects arrested in Bauchi North Senatorial Zone in connection with the raping and killing of some female National Youth service Corps members who were on electoral duty as INEC ad hoc staff. Also paraded were looters and arsonists who looted and burnt people’s houses, shops, and churches following the announcement of the results Presidential Election held last Saturday.

Police Commissioner Haruna John in Kaduna disclosed that the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim has constituted a high-powered investigation team which will soon arrive in Kaduna to investigate the various bomb explosions in the state and other parts of the country in recent times with a view to bringing the culprits and their sponsors to book.

1 comment:

  1. this a good news. please these culprits should be punished.

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