The Oyo State Police Command on Thursday said
it intercepted a vehicle conveying a large volume of explosive devices, deadly
weapons and allied materials along the Podo- Ijebu-Ode road in Ibadan.
The Commissioner of Police, Oyo State
Command, Mr. Mohammed Indabawa, said this while briefing reporters at the state
Police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan.
He said the three occupants of a Nissan
Sunny, marked OGUN XC 863 AKM, and painted in Ogun State commercial colour,
escaped into the bush.
Indabawa said, “On August 11, 2013 at 3.15am,
a police patrol team along Podo-Ijebu Ode intercepted a taxi with three
occupants, whom they flagged down but refused to stop and sped off.
“After a hot chase, the occupants of the
vehicle escaped into a nearby bush while the vehicle was abandoned.
“Items that were recovered were six cartons
of explosive powder, two cartons of solar detonating cords, 16 bundles of wires
and delay detonator wires.”
According to him, the explosives were stolen
from a quarry at the toll gate on August 8. He, however, said the police would
investigate further the motive behind the conveyance of the explosives.
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