Recover grenades amongst other items
Officers of the Kogi State Joint Task Force, on Sunday, discovered a bomb factory inside a cave on a mountain in Usomi village, Okene, along Ogori/Magongo road.
The Director of the State Security Services (SSS), Michael Funbara confirmed the discovery and said intelligence report led to the discovery.
According to him, the Air Force assisted the team with their helicopter during the raid, enabling them to go into the Boko Haram hideout that was located on the mountain.
He said no arrest was made in the operation that lasted about three and half hours.
The SSS boss said the pro-activity of the security agencies in the state in recent times had helped in curbing attacks on most commercial banks in the state.
He reiterated the joint force’s commitment towards the eradication of terrorists and other criminals in the state.
The items recovered were a gas cylinder, one iron constructed grenade, 43 hand grenades, one double barrel gun, one iron cramp, two iron cutters, 1.5KVA generator for supply of electricity, anti-personnel devices and primary explosive materials and gun powder.
Funbara however refuted claims that the items recovered from the factory sites were bombs manufactured and planted by security agencies to get cheap publicity. He said the terrorists were becoming more sophisticated in their operation lately.
