EMERGING details indicated, at the weekend, that a combined team of the State Security Service (SSS), the Nigeria Police and the Army recently foiled an attempt to bomb some installations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under the Kaduna bridge.
Information at the disposal of the Nigerian Tribune’s sources revealed that some groups, whose intent was to embarrass the Federal Government, attempted to blow up the Kaduna bridge, which carries some installations of the NNPC and the Pipeline Products Management Company (PPMC).
According to sources, those behind the dastardly act had imported what was described as heavy duty bombs and strategically placed them under the bridge.
It was further learnt that the perpetrators, however, recruited some youths who did not know how to detonate the heavy objects.
“There was actually an attempt to blow up the Kaduna bridge recently,” said a source who revealed that some persons who were behind the act were arrested and that they confessed to being confused on how to detonate the object.
A source said: “There was an earlier attempt to bomb a NNPC pipeline which runs under the Kaduna bridge recently. The object was discovered by the SSS and the police bomb unit was called in. Those so far arrested confessed that they could not handle the type of the bomb and that it was too sophisticated for them to detonate.
“Military experts were then invited from Abuja and they were able to remove the object. The government has been made to understand that the aim of the attack was to cripple supply of petroleum products to Kaduna Refinery since the bridge would have collapsed. Supply of Petroleum products to the north would also have been affected to the extent that the government would be discredited.”
Sources also said that three persons had so far been arrested in connection with last week’s mystery blast in Kaduna, whose origin is still being investigated.
While some victims of the blast described it as bomb, authorities are not clear yet as to whether the blast emanated from some other equipment.
“Three young men have been arrested on the Kaduna blast and they are being quizzed by the operatives,” a source said.
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Posted: at 19-12-2011 01:29 AM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
It takes minutes to destroy and years to build, Even without all the bombing and self inflicted destruction look at the state of our infrastructure. Shame we have dead people ruling this country, Boko Haram my ass, they are sponsored by the government for selfish interest.
Posted: at 19-12-2011 03:12 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
purityjustice at 19-12-2011 04:35 AM (13 years ago) (m)
am beginning to wonder whether those bloody idiots called boko haram are from nigeria. how can they continue to destroy nigeria when they are pretty sure that it will affect their families and as well take nigeria ages to rebuild. How i wish sleeping/settling jonathan will wake up from his slumber.
Posted: at 19-12-2011 04:35 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The-s-man at 19-12-2011 10:20 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Poster wat is ur source of story? Please people should stop posting rumors and speculations. Am a citizen of Kaduna and my house is very close to the Bridge and i have neither seen or heard anything like this. So poster when did this happen?
Posted: at 19-12-2011 10:20 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
temitope15 at 19-12-2011 12:58 PM (13 years ago) (m)
I will still continue putting d blame on our government bcos this animals called their selves boko haram need to be kill immediately after they are cut arrested bcos everybody knew that this people has been sponsored by Nigeria government official & now, Nigeria has been among d criminal record list in d world jst bcos they did not allow aboki to rule Nigeria. What they are doing now is to spoil jonathan regime but either they like it or not jonathan is d bst president i'll vote him next election, all does hausas are bunch off keys killing woman being like animals, thunder go fire they are generation to generation, but if they touch my family d bombing jst continue.
Posted: at 19-12-2011 12:58 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
The-s-man at 19-12-2011 05:43 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: temitope15 on 19-12-2011 12:58 PM
I will still continue putting d blame on our government bcos this animals called their selves boko haram need to be kill immediately after they are cut arrested bcos everybody knew that this people has been sponsored by Nigeria government official & now, Nigeria has been among d criminal record list in d world jst bcos they did not allow aboki to rule Nigeria. What they are doing now is to spoil jonathan regime but either they like it or not jonathan is d bst president i'll vote him next election, all does hausas are bunch off keys killing woman being like animals, thunder go fire they are generation to generation, but if they touch my family d bombing jst continue.
Ignorant! people like u should not be allowed in Naijapals.
Posted: at 19-12-2011 05:43 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
lovecommander at 19-12-2011 06:30 PM (13 years ago) (m)
THE NORTH IS ALRADY LIGHT YEARS BEHIND THE SOUTH WRT DEVELOPMENT. AND BY THEIR ACTION, THE ARE STILL INCREASING THE GAP. WHEN WILL THE NORTHERN LEADERS THAT ARE FINANCING THIS PEOPLE REALISE THAT THE ARE SERIOUSLY PROGRESSING IN ERROR.
Posted: at 19-12-2011 06:30 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
what is he still waiting for?you guys should kill him too 
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