{"id":7153,"date":"2012-12-06T13:41:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T12:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2012-12-06T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T12:41:30","slug":"eight-boko-haram-members-arrested-after-missing-bomb-target-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/eight-boko-haram-members-arrested-after-missing-bomb-target-in-kano\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Boko Haram Members Arrested After Missing Bomb Target In Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luck ran out of eight members of the dreaded Islamic Boko Haram sect in the northern city of Kano on Thursday morning when the police drag net fished them after trying to bomb a police patrol vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. Thursday when the terrorists trailed the police van and threw explosive at it.<\/p>\n<p>The swift movement of the police van made their mission unsuccessful as the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) missed its target.<\/p>\n<p>There have been pockets of bomb blast within the ancient city of Kano in recent times and security forces have been responding swiftly to the attacks being perpetrated by Islamic militants seeking for the Islamisation of Nigeria and the abrogation of modern democracy.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, \u201cOn Thursday 6th December, 2012, at about 0730hrs when a Police Patrol team in a Vehicle were heading to a duty post along Ring Road, a Taxi (Golf car) was following behind and the occupants threw an explosive device in the Police Vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Policemen immediately disembarked from their Vehicle, cordoned the area and arrested the eight occupants.<br \/>\nNo injury was sustained during the attack. 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