There was pandemonium on Friday at Dogon
Karfe area of Jos North local Government Area of Plateau State when a
car allegedly laden with bomb was discovered in the area as the Muslims
were preparing for their Jumat prayers.
The dust raised by the discovery caused
heavy traffic jam along the Murtala Mohammed Way, Constitution Hill Road
and other adjoining roads as motorists avoided Dogon Karfe axis to link
British Junction and Bauchi Road.
The commotion also caused heavy traffic along the ever busy Ahmadu Bello Way and Yakubu Gowon Way.
Though the police denied that it was a
bomb, eye witnesses said that men of the bomb disposal unit of the
Plateau State Police command latter detonated the bomb before it could
explode.
The police spokesperson, Emmanuel Abuh,
told our correspondent that the attention of the command was drawn to
the car and was found to contain personal effects when it was searched.
He said. “An alarm was raised by
residents of Dogon Karfe area of Jos North that a particular car had
been packed at a spot for a long time. We contacted men of the bomb
disposal unit and when they got there, they combed the car and
discovered that it contained clothing and other personal effects.
“But we are investigating the owner and why it was packed there for such a long time.”
