From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
Niger State Police Command said its operatives have uncovered numerous Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and bombs across several locations, including GaladimaKogo in Shiroro LGA, Mutun-Daya in Munya LGA and the Gbeganu Area of Minna.
The Niger State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement said the discoveries were made during counter-insurgency operations between 2021 and 2023.
The PPRO added that the IEDs, which were concealed and buried at various locations, were found by a joint team of the police and other security agencies in the state.
Abiodun added that the items were destroyed 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.
It would be recalled that in Shiroro Local Government Area, particularly Galadima-Kogo experienced a devastating bomb explosion in 2022, which resulted in the tragic loss of officers from the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
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