‘950 IEDs recovered in Kano’

THE Kano State Police Command, on Tuesday, disclosed that no fewer than 950 Improved Explosive Devices (IEDs) and sophisticated bombs were recovered from January till date.
Speaking with newsmen in Kano at a press briefing, the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, noted that all IEDs been detonated by anti-bomb squad without harming anybody.
The CP listied various crimes, which had been curtailed by the command, as he said his men arrested a 20-year-old man, Ibrahim Musa, for allegedly killing one Yakubu Ahmed, also a 21-year-old, following a brawl over N50.
The command has also nabbed two staff of the Stanbic IBTC for allegedly paying out N21.8 million without authorisation.
He disclosed that rampant cases of rape continued in the state, saying, two elderly men, Alhassan Uba, 35 years and his friend, Yusuf Isah, 30 years, who jointly raped a 10-year- old and the motorbike used to abduct the innocent girl was also recovered.
Speaking on the alleged fraudulent transfer of money by the two staff of Stanbic IBTC, the CP noted that, on July 25, 2012, the General Manager of the bank discovered that the sum of N27, 850,000 was missing.
Mr Idris told the pressmen that as a result of in preventing crime in the state, a raid was carried out by his command, and a total of 102 suspects were nabbed at various hideouts and 11 vehicleswere recovered.
Giving the breakdown of exhibits recovered by the command, theCP said two pistols , nine double-barrel guns, 226 cartridges, 10 rounds of ammunitions and two AK47 Magazines were recovered.
Other exhibits recovered were two long sickle (barandami), one AK 47 riffle, sword one, 13 pump action, roll of PHCN cables, 200 rubber solutions and 12 knives.
He commended members of public for their positive assistance, noting that, security is a collective responsibility. He, therefore, urged them not to relent in their efforts of furnishing them with useful information, which can lead to the arrest of men of underworld