The
Director of Defence Information, Maj.Gen. Chris Oluklade, has said the
men of the Nigerian Police have foiled an attempted suicide attack on
Damaturu, Yobe State.
Olukolade
said in an electronic mail on Sunday that the suicide bomber targeted
the ‘A’ Division of the Police Command by the roundabout in the city
centre.
According
to him, the suicide bomber, who was operating in a pickup van laden
with Improvised Explosive Devices, was arrested by policemen on duty at
the command.
He said the suspected terrorist was in custody at the headquarters of the Joint Task Force in Damaturu.
He
said, “A total of six already constructed turbine containers, loaded
with explosives as well as 20 liters of petrol and 11 bags of beans
chaff, have been recovered from the scene.”
He said the recovered items were also in the custody of the JTF in Damaturu.
Olukolade added that the Police anti-bomb squad had defused the explosives seized from the arrested suicide bomber.
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