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| Explosion averted in Kaduna |
| 2012-05-31 |
| [Nigerian Tribune] But for the vigilance of the police and other security agents in Kaduna on Tuesday, the Democracy Day celebrations would have been cut short as suspected snuffies attempted to bomb a bus stop near the Punch newspaper office at Katsina roundabout. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Kaduna, DSP Aminu Lawan, said around 6.00 a.m., his command was alerted to the suspicious movement of a strange man in the area. "We deployed the anti-bomb squad of the command to the scene after receiving a distress call from residents of the area that they spotted an unknown man dropping an object. Our men quickly moved to the scene and immediately condoned off the area to residents and motorists away from the scene. "After combing the entire vicinity, they discovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) tucked into an old television set by the side of the road near the former office of the Kaduna State Transport Authority (now occupied by the NURTW). Our men successfully detonated the IED and there was no casualty," Lawan said. As news of the planned bombing spread, there was confusion in that densely populated part of the city as newspaper vendors, distributors, taxi drivers and market women scampered for safety. An eyewitness said, "for almost two hours, the area was blocked and motorists were made to go through adjoining streets. Luckily, no one is affected." |
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