The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Borno Command, has said it has recovered ‘Count down timers’ used by Boko Haram terrorists to detonate explosives.
The Commandant of the corps, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in the state capital, Maiduguri.
He said, “The instruments were discovered by men of the Disaster Management Unit of the command at the scene of Sunday’s bomb blast in Kalari area of the state capital.
“The digital timer countdown displayed served the purpose of allowing the planter of bomb or suicide bomber to know the time to explode his Improvised Explosive Device.
“The security agencies would trace the roots of where these gadgets are coming from, since we now know what they are using.”
Abdullahi appealed to residents to assist the security agencies with relevant information to nip Boko Haram activities and other crimes in the bud, saying “To this end, we appeal to people to be vigilant and proactive in their respective environment.”
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