Nigerian police find bomb-filled cars in Kano

Kano State police command has recovered 300 Coca-Cola size cans of improvised explosive devices at various locations in the city. “Eight Peak milk tins of 350kg loaded with improvised explosive device; 10 drums size of 350kg loaded improvised explosive devices loaded in cars in various locations in the city.

And in Borno, the Nigeria Police authorities disclosed that a lone Boko Haram gunman attacked the Tandari residence of a Maiduguri High Court Registrar, Baba Loskurima (47), killing him at about 7.00 p.m., on Sunday, in Budum ward of the metropolis. Baba, according to an eyewitness, Badigma Kolo, was shot dead in the presence of his wife and children, before the Joint Task Force (JTF) rushed to the scene. Confirming Sunday night’s killing, the Borno State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Samuel Tizhe, told newsmen that: “An unknown gunman approached the house of the High Court Registrar and fired several times into Baba’s head and chest with a Kalashnikov rifle, in the presence of his wife and children.

In a seeming fight back, the Joint Task Force (JTF), “Operation Restore Order” in Maiduguri, Borno State claimed success in gunning down four operatives of the Boko Haram sect in the town. The four were reportedly killed yesterday in Pompomari ward of Maiduguri , the Borno State capital.

According to a Press statement signed by the Field Operations Commander of the JTF, Col. Victor Ebhaleme the quartet was apprehended along with bomb materials.

He said: “Four members of the sect involved in the killings in Maiduguri metropolis and its environs and have been under the surveillance of security agencies were shot dead”.

The statement further claimed that, various Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) materials prepared for detonation were equally recovered from their Golf Saloon car.

The statement further warned those still harbouring the sect members to desist from such acts, urging them to report all suspects to security agencies for prompt action.