The police in Adamawa State have
thwarted a plot by Boko Haram to attack Yola, the state capital, ahead of the
general election.
The Commissioner of Police,
Gabriel Adaji, who made the disclosure at a press conference, on Friday, in
Yola, said policemen discovered 19 high-calibre bombs buried in a bush a few
kilometres to the city.
Adaji said the discovery of the
bombs and the location, in Song Local Government Area, followed a tip-off.
He said the bombs, which were at
90 per cent completion stage, only required connections to batteries to cause
what might have been conceived to be the worst explosion in the country.
“We thank God for answering our
prayers in Adamawa State. The discovery has prevented something that would have
caused a hell of sorrows in the state. Some of the bombs were capable of
bringing down a 10-storey building,” Adaji said.
He stated that the terrorists
aimed to blow strategic structures, including the about one-kilometre long
River Benue bridge linking Yola South and Yola North.
The police boss explained that
the bombs, the weakest of which could destroy structures within a 200-metre
radius, had been detonated by the police anti-bomb squad.
The devices, he said, were on the
verge of being transported to various parts of the state capital before they
were discovered.
He stated that no arrest had been
made in connection with the incident.
A couple of days back, six
suspected suicide bombers were arrested by soldiers in Yola.
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