Save for the timely intervention of the Police, the ancient city of Kano would have been engulfed with another massive explosion that would have caused the loss of lives and properties.
The Kano State Police Commissioner Musa Daura Wednesday in a press briefing told newsmen that the police timely intervened when they discovered a Golf 3 motor vehicle, which was loaded with arms, ammunition and explosives.
Musa Daura told newsmen that the occupants of the Gold vehicle had opened fire on a Police patrol van, but they drew back when it done them that the fire power of the police was getting stronger than theirs after, a scenario the Police Commissioner said that there was no casualty on the side of the police.
Speaking further to newsmen, the Police Commissioner said; “On Tuesday, 26 March, 2013, on about 213 hours, based on a tip-off, our men intercepted a Golf 3 Motor Vehicle with Reg. No. AG 701 KTN at an outskirt village here in Kano. The occupants of the vehicle on sighting the Patrol Vehicle opened fire and immediately, our men responded with superior power, which made the occupants to abandon their vehicle and escaped with bullet wounds.”
According to the Police they said that the intentions of the occupants is to cause havoc; “The intention of these hoodlums was to cause havoc and destabilize peace which will subsequently lead to economic and social sabotage in Kano state. However, my men sealed up the whole area with a view to identify and arrest the fleeing suspects. We are urging members of the public to continue supporting the Command and other security agencies in the state to restore the peace and tranquility we have been enjoying in the state for decades.”
“We also have to contribute in whatever capacity to unmask the criminals in the state and reduce all sorts of crimes to the barest minimum,” Daura said.
The items recovered from the car includes, AK 47 Rifle, Assault Rifle, 238 live ammunition of different caliber, Rocket Launcher, AK 47 Magazines, seven Turkey oil—stuffed with remote-control bombs, two cylinder remote-control devices, 14 hand grenades, four rolls of wire connector and 12 power source.
