The police
in Yobe state at the central roundabout in Damaturu, the state capital had
averted a deadly attack on the Division Police Station.
According to
the State Police Commissioner Sanusi Rufai, the alleged suicide bomber,
Abubakar Umar was caught while trying to park a Blue Chevrolet pick-up van
which he drove in front of the station.
It was
reported that Umar had driven the pick-up van into the sandbags in front of the
station with the intention of blowing up the station and killing many
policemen.
“In the
early hours of today (Sunday), one Abubakar Umar 19 years, a suicide bomber
attempted to bomb the A Division Police Station Damaturu. He was driving in a
blue rickety Chevrolet pick-up van in a suspicious manner.
“The
vigilant policemen on duty immediately noticed his suspicious movement and
fired some warning shots when the suicide bomber ran on the sandbags in front
of the police station and he was arrested. Continue
“After
serious interrogation by the police, Abubakar Umar confessed that he is a Boko
Haram and his mission to Damaturu was to come and bomb the police station and
kill as many policemen as he can,” Rufai stated.
CP Rufai
also informed that “the vehicle was carrying animal dung apparently as a decoy
of concealing the explosives from prowling eyes of security agents”.
Speaking on
the items recovered in the botched attack, CP Sanusi said: “we discovered five
constructed gas cylinders with explosive improvised devices(EIDs), 20 liters of
AGO(diseal), 10 liters of PMS(petrol), one fire extinguisher, 5 9.5 battery
chargers and a wall clock in the car”.
He said the
Police Bomb Squad condoned off the place and effectively diffused all the
bombs.
The army
also confirmed the failed attack.
Director of
Defence Information Major General Chris Olukolade in a statement explained that
an attempt was made to bomb the police station but was foiled by the police.
“An attack
by suicide bombers operating in a pick up vehicle laden with IEDs was this
morning foiled in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. The target of the attack
was the A Divison Police Station situated by the main round about in the heart
of the town. The attempt was however foiled as culprit was arrested by the
police personale on duty.
“A total of
6 already constructed turbines containers loaded with explosives as well as 20
liters of petrol and 11 bags of bean chaff have been recovered from the scene.
The police anti bomb squad has safely detonated the explosives”, the statement
said.
The Police
in Yobe state has foiled what could have been a deadly attack on A Division
Police Station at the central roundabout in Damaturu, the State capital.
According to
the State Police Commissioner Sanusi Rufai, one 19 years old Abubakar Umar
drove a Blue Chevrolet pick-up van into the sandbags in front of the station
with the intention of blowing up the station and killing many police men.
“In the
early hours of today (Sunday), one Abubakar Umar 19 years, a suicide bomber
attempted to bomb the A Division Police Station Damaturu. He was driving in a
blue rickety Chevrolet pick-up van in a suspicious manner.
“The
vigilant policemen on duty immediately noticed his suspicious movement and
fired some warning shots when the suicide bomber ran on the sandbags in front
of the police station and he was arrested.
“After
serious interrogation by the police, Abubakar Umar confessed that he is a Boko
Haram and his mission to Damaturu was to come and bomb the police station and
kill as many policemen as he can,” Rufai stated.
CP Rufai
also informed that “the vehicle was carrying animal dung apparently as a decoy
of concealing the explosives from prowling eyes of security agents”.
Speaking on
the items recovered in the botched attack, CP Sanusi said: “we discovered five
constructed gas cylinders with explosive improvised devices(EIDs), 20 liters of
AGO(diseal), 10 liters of PMS(petrol), one fire extinguisher, 5 9.5 battery
chargers and a wall clock in the car”.
He said the
Police Bomb Squad condoned off the place and effectively diffused all the
bombs.
The army
also confirmed the failed attack.
Director of
Defence Information Major General Chris Olukolade in a statement explained that
an attempt was made to bomb the police station but was foiled by the police.
“An attack
by suicide bombers operating in a pick up vehicle laden with IEDs was this
morning foiled in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. The target of the attack
was the A Divison Police Station situated by the main round about in the heart
of the town. The attempt was however foiled as culprit was arrested by the
police personale on duty…
“A total of
6 already constructed turbines containers loaded with explosives as well as 20
liters of petrol and 11 bags of bean chaff have been recovered from the scene.
The police anti bomb squad has safely detonated the explosives”, the statement
said.
I hope the interrogation wont stop there sha.
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