The Kano State Police Command yesterday confirmed that it had intercepted a Mercedes Benz car loaded with suspected sophisticated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
It said the vehicle, which came from Jigawa State, was abandoned at Bubbugaje Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
The spokesman of the command, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said in a statement issued yesterday that the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, had immediately raised a crack team comprising Explosive Ordinance Disposal – Chemical, Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defence (EOD-CBRN) and Operation Puff Adder to examine the vehicle.
“Following a hot chase, the suspects abandoned the motor vehicle at Bubbugaje Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
“A technical search conducted by the team revealed that the motor vehicle was fully loaded with Improvised Explosive Device materials.