Police Deactivate Another Bomb In Kaduna Bar

An Improvised Explosive Device, IED, located in a bar has been deactivated by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command.

Recall that the Kaduna State Government issued an crucial advisory to citizens across the state, for heightened alertness to the threat of explosive devices planted in public places by terrorists.

Spokesperson of the command, Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Tuesday, March 1, said that the IED was deactivated at Larry Breeze Bar, located at Romi area of Chikun Local Government Area.

The IED was deactivated on Sunday, February 27, the same day an explosion occurred at Dorino Hotel in Kabala West area of Kaduna metropolis.

The PPRO said after the explosion in a hotel, police received information about another suspected IED placed in a bar where football enthusiasts were watching a match

On the strength of the information, logistics and men were immediately mobilized to cordon the entire location, while the EOD unit acted promptly in diffusing the said IED.

“The CP is urging residents of the State to report any suspicious object to the nearest security formation,” Jalige stated.

“He also is also calling on people to go about their normal businesses as there is no cause for alarm.”

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