KABBA, Kogi State, has been taken over by security men with the discovery of a bomb factory in the town.
The bomb factory, an uncompleted building, which is located on Kano road, Kabba, is heavily secured by military men and the State Security Service (SSS).
The unit commander of the Anti-Bomb Squad Kogi State, ASP Cletus Nzeji, while showing newsmen what they had discovered, disclosed that the owner of the uncompleted building normally visited the place late in the night, according to their investigation.
He added that the security agents had been on surveillance at the place in the last three days, adding that it was around 2.00 a.m. on Monday that the security agents finally stormed the area.
He stressed that five finished canisters of bombs, large quantity of wire and ropes and also several jackets and one military cap were found at the factory.
At the bomb factory, a bank teller for N36,000 deposited in one of the banks in Okene was recovered, while finished locally made bombs were also recovered.
Information gathered by Nigerian Tribune revealed that security operatives in the state were closing in on the culprits and they would soon be apprehended.
At the time of going to press, the security agents were already demolishing the building.
In a related development, the Nigerian Army has said there is no more hiding place for the members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect or any terrorist group in the sub-region, as the military said it has resolved to flush them out of their hiding once the Nigerian operation is over.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubike Ihejirika said in Abuja on Monday, at the opening ceremony of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) First Quarter Conference, where he disclosed the readiness of the army to wipe out the Boko Haram sect from the country, the task which he admitted had taken its toll on the force.
“Like in every operation, we have suffered a number of causalities. I don’t have a figure readily now but I want to say that the soldiers have continued to persevere, and will continue to do so. Like I said sometime earlier, by the time we root out terrorism in this country, the next phase would be for us to prepare to help our neighbours, the neighbouring countries, to root out the menace, because even if there is peace in Nigeria that peace will not be complete if our neighbours are embattled,” he said.
Speaking further, the army chief said: “We must have also learnt that some of these terrorists are trained in some neighbouring countries. I believe that phase one of our operation is to root them out of Nigeria. Then in line with the nation’s commitment to the sub-region, we would be prepared to assist our neighbours. So, we are looking ahead of what is happening in Nigeria today.”
He then listed some areas of operations, that the army is involved and the achievements recorded which he attributed not only to the army but also to other security agencies with which the army share intelligence gathering, even as he singled out the State Security Service (SSS) for mentioning.
“As we speak, we have nothing less than 41 units which I tagged Quick Response Groups, operating in various places. Some are in the highways, some are in major towns but I also want to remark the achievements made so far should not just be attributed to the Nigerian Army. There has been increase in intelligent operations by other services, particularly the SSS. The populace is beginning to understand the dangers inherent in terrorism and a lot of them are coming forward to offer the needed information.”
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