Police arrest 2 suspects over FCT bombings
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria Police authority on Tuesday in Abuja said it had arrested two suspects in connection with the Oct. 2 bombings in Nyanya and Kuje, FCT.
Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, who confirmed the arrest at the Conference of Senior Police Officers, said that the suspects aged 25 and 27 were from Kogi.
According to him, the arrest had foiled an attempt by the suspects to undertake another attack in the FCT.
Arase revealed that 12 already prepared and prime Home Made Explosives (HME) concealed in 12 Farouk soft drinks cans and 28 pieces of electric detonators were recovered from the suspects.
His statement, “The suspects are aiding detailed police investigations into their broad terror network and will be brought to deserve justice.
Arase while urging the media to continue to support the police in order to attain the national crime and security vision of the present administration, assured that police would continue to deploy its potentials to ensure public safety that could be attained by the cooperation of the public.
The conference, according to IGP was aimed at strengthening the force and reviewing its strategy toward sharpening the ability of strategic police officers in discharging their mandates.
