Police discover bomb factory disguised aschurch, mosque

The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Command,
Mr. Muhammed Katsina, on Monday said the
command had uncovered another bomb factory in
Okaito, a remote village in Okehi Local Government
Area of the state.
From December 2011 till date, four different bomb
factories had been uncovered in Kogi State. One was
at Kabba, while the remaining three were at Lokoja,
Okene, Okehi and Adavi areas.
Speaking with journalists in Lokoja, he said police
officers uncovered the bomb factory with the help of
the suspect arrested in connection with last Sunday's
bomb explosion near Living Faith Church and Deeper
Life Christian Church, along Okene-Obehira Road in
Okene.
Katsina said the police recovered from the bomb
factory, 46 Improvised Explosive Device, three
bottles of potassium Chloride, 15 fuses, 15
capacitors, five litres of acid and one electrical
detonator.
Others items, according to him, were Bibles, Qurans,
250m detonating cord, three remote controlled siren
GSM sets, rolls of firing cables, nails of various sizes,
ammunitions, motorcycle, and other household
items.
He said the factory buildings were designed as a
church and a mosque ostensibly to deceive people
while in actual fact, they were buildings where
bombs of various sizes were manufactured and
transportation to other places.
He, however, did not name the owners of the
buildings, but said investigations were ongoing.
While parading the suspect, Katsina warned that
those arrested in connection with any crisis or
insecurity in any part of the state would be punished
according to the law, no matter how highly placed.
He also advised property owners, especially landlords
to scrutinise prospective tenants thoroughly before
giving out their properties.
Also, less than 48 hours after an attack by suspected
terrorists gang in the Mahuta Village of Kaduna
State, the police in the state said on Monday that
they raided a bomb factory located at Rafin-Guza,
near Kawo, where it impounded different cans of
explosives and bomb-making powder.
Police Public Relation Officer of the state command,
Aminu Lawan, a Deputy Superintendent of Police,
said one person was reportedly killed during the
attack which was repelled by the youth of the area.
The Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Mr.
Mohammed Abubakar Jingiri, at a press briefing at
the headquarters of the command, said a "confessed
terrorist" led the police to the hideout where other
items were equally recovered.
These included two bags of chemicals, a jerry can of
acid, two masks, an AK47 magazine with 27 rounds
of live ammunition and eight car alarm systems.
The commissioner had earlier on July 12, said his
men arrested three bandits who robbed a filling
station manager at Maraban Yakawaada, Giwa Local
Government Area.