Kano State Police Command said it had discovered 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) at the Sauna-Fafunga, Dakata area of the Kano metropolis. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Aderenle Shinaba, said this while displaying the devices to newsmen in Kano on Friday.
Shinaba said the explosives were discovered at about 1.30p.m in a rickety car parked near a Mosque.
“When we got the information, we quickly moved into the place and in the course of screening the vehicle, our anti-bomb squad discovered the explosives.
“The explosives were primed to explode when the Juma’at prayer is going on and they can destroy a whole neighbourhood because they are of the high caliber type,” he said.
Shinaba added that the police had to detonate one of them but the Anti-bomb Squad advised that they should be removed from the area first.
“The cylinders discovered are of high calibre as they can ruin and destroy a whole village,” the commissioner said.
Shinaba commended the people of Kano for the timely information they gave to the police which saved the situation and urged the people to continue to give afford security agencies useful information to enable them to carry out their duties effectively.