The Niger State Commissioner of Police Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman has ordered the destruction of improvised explosive devices and bombs recovered from various locations during multiple counter-insurgency operations with other security agencies in the state.
He stated this in Minna where he said the improvised explosives destroyed were those recovered between 2021 and 2023.
He explained that the bombs were successfully destroyed on August 22, 2024 at a location behind Zuma Rock, Suleja. The exercise was led by SP Mohammed Mamun, the Officer in Charge of EOD-CBRN (Explosive Ordnance Disposal- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) Unit of the command.
He noted that the measure was part of the efforts of the Niger State Police Command to ensure safer and secured environment in the state.
The items include four pipe-borne IEDs buried in the ground recovered at Galadima-Kogo, Shiroro LGA on September 27, 2021; explosives concealed in empty shells of suspected military missiles and 5kg cooking gas cylinder recovered at Mutun-Daya, Shiroro LGA on February 11, 2022.
Others are explosives concealed in a 10-litre jerrycan, three pieces of suspected military hand grenades and a bow-shaped improvised material recovered at Gbeganu area of Minna on October 24, 2023