Kaduna Under Attack As Boko Haram Strike Kills Police Officer

Kaduna Under Attack As Boko Haram Strike Kills Police Officer

“Today 14th February, 2012 at about 1045hrs, and 1140hrs respectively, there were two explosions that occurred at Unguwan Sarki Bus stop, Kaduna. The first Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in a gutter near a fifteen-seater Ford bus.

"No one was affected while the 2nd explosion occurred when a Police Anti ...Bomb Personnel, one Sergeant Sunday Badang was about to detonate it and the (Improvised Explosive Device) exploded and he was killed instantly. The fragment affected two other persons near the scene. They were rushed to 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna for treatment and the victims are in stable condition.

“The area was equally swept by the Police Anti-Bomb Squad and no any other explosive device was detected. Equally, we have beefed up security in the entire state and the members of the public are hereby advised to report any suspicious object to security agencies and to avail us with credible information that will nip in the bud, these criminals. Once again security agencies can be reached on our following hotlines 08123822284, 07039675856 and 08081708671.”

similarly, Special Adviser on Security, and Coordinator of Kaduna State Government security outfit Operation Yaki has been rushed to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH) Shika, Zaria.

Some fragments of the Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) that exploded hit him, as he sustained injuries around his shoulders and face.