- A revolver loaded with six rounds, cartridges and live ammunition were recovered from the scene.
- The police commissioner ordered the scrap yard sealed off pending further investigation.
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that its operatives recovered explosive materials and ammunition from a scrap facility in the state capital.
Mansir Hassan, the spokesperson for the command, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday.
He explained that the discovery followed intelligence received regarding suspicious objects found at a waste collection site in the Kudandan Industrial Area, Kaduna South Local Government Area.
“On Friday, acting on credible intelligence received, the command was alerted to the presence of suspicious items believed to be unexploded ordnances (UXOs) at a scavenger’s company located around the Kudandan Industrial Area in Kaduna South Local Government Area,” the statement read.
According to him, the hazardous items were said to have been mixed with refuse brought into Kaduna from Borno State.
He said officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit were deployed to the scene under the supervision of the unit’s commander.
“After a thorough assessment, the items were confirmed to be unexploded military-grade ordnance bombs,” he added.
The spokesperson stated that the devices were successfully removed and transferred to a safe location, where they would be destroyed following laid-down safety standards.
He said other items recovered included a locally made revolver loaded with six bullets, 15 rounds of 7.2mm live ammunition, three live cartridges and various other ammunition.
Following the incident, the commissioner of police in Kaduna, Muhammad Rabiu, ordered that the premises be sealed off to allow the bomb squad conduct a full sweep of the area.
He assured residents that the command remained committed to securing the state and called on the public to provide useful intelligence that could help prevent security threats.
Rabiu also issued a warning to scavenger firms, urging them not to accept items originating from regions experiencing conflict.
In addition, he instructed divisional police officers and area commanders to enforce the directive and arrest violators without delay.