Another bomb manufacturing factory has been uncovered in the
volatile town of Mubi, Adamawa State by the Joint Military Operation
overseeing security of the area.
The factory located in a rice farm, brings to three the number of such factories uncovered by the security operatives.
Conducting
newsmen round the premises of the building housing the bomb factory
yesterday, the Brigade Commander, 23 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian Army
Yola, Brigadier- General John Nwaoga said the discovery followed the
arrest of one Mohammed Ibrahim at a road block in the area.
He
stated that Ibrahim was nabbed at a checkpoint with over N3 million and
200 dollars and a pistol stuffed in his Honda salon car with number
plate CF 26 SMK.
According to Nwaoga, the arrest of the suspect
and his subsequent interrogation led security operatives to
discover the
building along the Mubi – Maiha road in the outskirt of the town.
Items
discovered in the building include police uniforms, locally made
grenades, charms, bags of fertilizers, gas cylinders, thousands of ready
made cans of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, remote control devices
of different makes, car batteries and various sizes of wires. among
other items.
Nwaoga expressed worry over what he described as
frivolous allegations against security operatives saying that the
culprits were not helping the Nigerians to live in peace and harmony.
According
to him, the military was ever ready to deal with the terrorists, but
added that the war could only be won with the co-operation of the
communities who are expected to identify criminals and strange faces in
their domains.
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