Security
men yesterday discovered a factory for making Improvise Explosives
Devices (IEDs) in Maitumbi, a suburb of Minna, the Niger State capital,
Daily Trust gathered.
The
factory was discovered based an information gathered from one of the
five suspects arrested over the killing of three Policemen in Minna
last week.
Daily Trust learnt that the bomb factory,located behind a private school in the area was raided at about 8:30pm.
Our
reporter gathered that two 1.5 gms gas cylinder, 30 cans soft drinks
stockpiled with explosives, 25 kilograms of fertilizer, batteries and
other electrical gadgets were recovered from the house that was turned
in to the said bomb factory.
A
source close to the security operatives that carried out the raid said,
the operation lasted for about two hours was carefully carried out to
avoid any casualty, especially among the innocent members of the public.
It was also learnt the factory was established with the sole aim of attacking the state capital and Suleja town.
Residents
of declined to speak about the occupants of the house, though it was
gathered that the house belonged to a civil servant who innocently
ranted it out to the suspects.
The
state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Pius Edorbo declined to give
details of the raid, but merely said, ‘’We are still with the
operation.’’
In the last few days,
residents of the state capital were subjected to an intensive stop and
search operation by both soldiers and the police in all the major roads.
Source: Daily Trust
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