By Stephen Ojo
The Niger police command has recovered and destroyed bombs and IEDs recovered from terrorists during counter insurgency operations in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun stated this in a statement issued to the Media in Minna.
He explained that the items were recovered between 2021 and 2023 adding that the explosives and bombs were destroyed in Suleja area on 22/8/2024.
He said, “The items include
Four pipe-borne IEDs buried in the ground recovered at Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro LGA on 27th September, 2021 and
explosives concealed in empty shells of suspected military missiles and 5kg cooking gas cylinder recovered at Mutun-Daya, Shiroro LGA on 11th February, 2022“.
Other items include explosives concealed in a ten-litre jerrican, three pieces of suspected military hand grenades and a bow-shaped improvised material recovered at Gbeganu area of Minna on 24th October, 2023.
According to him , “The successful destruction took place on 22nd August, 2024 at a location behind Zuma rock, Suleja led by the Officer in Charge of the EOD-CBRN (Explosive Ordinance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Unit of the Command, SP Mohammed Mamun”.
He said the police also recovered AK 49 rifle abandoned in a forest in Kaffin-koro area of the state.
He said, “On 14/08/2024 at about 1600hrs, based on credible information received, Police operatives attached to the Intelligence Department of the Command recovered an abandoned AK-49 rifle in Kaffin-koro area of the State, within the forest of Gwajau and Sikiti villages in Paikoro LGA of the State”.
He explained that the rifle is suspected to have been abandoned by suspected bandits during one of the joint clearance operations within the area, adding that, “however, the recovered rifle is under investigation as it’s undergoing forensic/ballistic analysis in the Intelligence Department of the Command”.