Kano, the largest commercial city in Nigeria’s North would have been under fire again, but for the swift response of the Police to a timely information which led to the discovery of a Golf 3 motor vehicle, loaded with arms, ammunition and explosives.
According to the Commissioner of Police, Musa Daura who briefed the Press Wednesday afternoon, occupants of the vehicle had opened fire on a Police patrol van.
They, however, retreated after receiving different degrees of bullet wounds.
The Police did not record any casualty during the gun duel.
Items recovered from the car include, AK 47 Rifle, Assault Rifle, 238 live ammunition of different caliber, Rocket Launcher, AK 47 Magazines, seven Turkey oil—stuffed with remote-control bombs, two cylinder remote-control devices, 14 hand grenades, four rolls of wire connector and 12 power source.
“On Tuesday, 26 March, 2013, on about 213 hours, based on a tip-off, our men intercepted a Golf 3 Motor Vehicle with Reg. No. AG 701 KTN at an outskirt village here in Kano.
“The occupants of the vehicle on sighting the Patrol Vehicle opened fire and immediately, our men responded with superior power, which made the occupants to abandon their vehicle and escaped with bullet wounds.
“The intention of these hoodlums was to cause havoc and destabilize peace which will subsequently lead to economic and social sabotage in Kano state.
“However, my men sealed up the whole area with a view to identify and arrest the fleeing suspects. We are urging members of the public to continue supporting the Command and other security agencies in the state to restore the peace and tranquility we have been enjoying in the state for decades.
“We also have to contribute in whatever capacity to unmask the criminals in the state and reduce all sorts of crimes to the barest minimum,” Daura stated.
