The Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected member of a terror group after raiding an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in the city.
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Div. Kaduna, Col. Sani Usman, who made the announcement, said security agents discovered the factory along Abuja Road, Rigasa, Kaduna, on Friday after one of the devices exploded.
“I wish to confirm that on receipt of information and distress call from some good Samaritans at about 2.21 a.m. on Friday, Aug 3; our troops moved to Taro-taro by Abuja Road in Rigasa.
“We discovered an Improvised Explosive Device factory where suspected terrorists were in the process of coupling the IEDs and we detonated some.
“The factory was cordoned and searched and the following items were recovered: IEDs at various stages of development, cans of 33ccl, a sack containing 33ccl, empty cans and two IEDs packed in fire extinguisher tubes as well as timing devices,” he said.
Usman said the troops arrested one suspect, while others escaped, shot and wounded two residents in the area.
He said the factory had been demolished and advised property owners to be wary of their tenants.
The assistant director appealed to the public to volunteer information on suspicious movements of people to security agents.
na waooooo
Good work!!!
All will soon be eliminated by the grace of GOD. Thanks to the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Police including the SS and other security Agencies…….
Kudos to Nigeria army. Please add more greese to your elbow.
Nice job by the nigerian army.keep it
Please Nigerians let’s keep our differences aside being it religion or ethnic so that we bring to an end this menance. The nuisances are still around us. Our division create gaps that they utilize to perpetuate their devilish acts. Please Christians and Muslims, let’s work as brothers and sister in order to unveil these elements of annihilation and dogs of disentigration around us.
Abdullahi ,tell ur pple dat ,I mean d muslims.they are d one killing innocent nigerians.no one is at war wit them yet .
@amky Almost true
@ murphy.dont thank nobody cos the main sponsorers of boko haram are in the govt, why shouldnt they fish them out up till now.they are call the CABA.hope the sss are not arresting innocent people?
Na wahooooo nigeria God help us all.