May 25 2012
600 bombs discovered, defused in Kano –Police
By: Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Kano State Police Commissioner, Mr. Idris Ibrahim who made this known, yesterday, during a press conference said the explosive devices discovered and defused by his men include time bombs, bombs laden in vehicles, and remote control bombs, some of which were linked to and could explode at the instance of the vibration of any GSM call.
The Commissioner, while reeling out the statistics, pointed out that some of the improvised explosives were discovered on the streets, in primary schools, at the Bayero University , Kano , and on vehicles with the intention to wreak mass havoc, and loss of lives and property.
According to him, in the last two weeks alone, “the Command’s Anti-Bomb Squad had succeeded in evacuating and demobilizing of explosive devices at the Kano State College of Arts and Science (CAS), Kano, Kano State University of Technology Wudil, Gerawa Islamic Primary School and Ja’en Primary School”
He added that the bombs evacuated at the various institutions were successfully defused without injury or damage, despite the fact that the bombs at the Ja’en Primary School and Gerawa Islamic Primary School were planted in the night with the intention to explode by day break when the pupils would be in their classes.
The police boss appealed to members of the public to be extra-vigilant in their day-to-day activities and to immediately report to the police any sight of any strange object that they may notice in their neighborhood.
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Jun 12, 2012 @ 14:37:25
To put it harshly, what you hint at is redaiusl slave mentality. The solution is education. People need to be re-programmed, re-brainwahsed. Education. First and most powerful is to expose this slave mentality. If one will chose Milan over Aba or Kano one the basis of a label without regard to quality of the product, then such a one must be exposed as an ignorant and shallow slave. Teach social introspection. Encourage afrocentricity. Second. If Made in Aba can pass for Made in Milan, then the quality must be of a reasonable standard, so people need to be taught to take pride in our own work by emphasising the quality of materials and craftmanship involved in domestic production. Raise the appreciation of Aba and Kano and wherever else. People need to understand that we are just as good if not better in certain regards. Third. Made in Aba should surely be ‘less costly’ (for the ignorant would flinch at the word ‘cheaper’) than Milan – so you teach equal/better quality which is more affordable. On the plus side, if it’s happening in furniture, music, and obviously catching on in fashion, then hopefully critical mass is not far off and the spread into all other facets of our existence can be anticipated and encouraged.