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The Kaduna Police
command has arrested four nationals of Niger Republic and a Nigerian,
in connection with the bomb explosion which occurred in two separate
areas of the Kaduna metropolis on the night of the presidential
election in the state.

The suspects are:
Abdulazeez Abubakar, Ja’afaru Abu, Sammaila Alhassan and Abdulahi
Suleiman. The Nigerian among them is named Mohammed Hari.

The state Police
Commissioner, Haruna John told newsmen yesterday that the incident
happened at Happy Day hotel in Kabala West and Magajin-Gari between 8
and 10pm respectively, leaving about eight persons injured.

Investigations in progress

He disclosed that
police investigation led to the arrest of two suspects, one Abubakar, a
Nigerien and Samaila Alhassan believed to have sponsored the dastardly
act in Kabala West. He said the duo already gave useful information in
connection to the crime. He dispelled rumour that any life was lost in
any of the two incidents and reassured the general public of the
security of life and property in the state. According to the
commissioner, the explosion at Magajin-Gari took place very close to a
collation centre and cracked the building of a Court and also uprooted
two trees around the vicinity. He said the police immediately visited
the scene where it confirmed that there was no casualty.

One of the
suspects, Mr Abubakar claimed that the prime suspect, Mr Alhassan who
incidentally is his father-in-law, gave him the explosives which he
said he was ignorant of. But Mr Samaila denied the statement, saying he
was not the one who gave his son-in-law the device.

Mr Abubakar, who is the prime suspect, explained that he has been
residing in Nigeria since the onset of the Ibrahim Babangida
administration and could not have engaged himself in such dastardly
act.