News just reaching us indicates that two cars loaded with
arms, ammunitions and explosives were intercepted along
airport road in Maiduguri, Borno state this morning.
With the APC Presidential campaign billed to hold in the
state capital today, the report has it that angry youth set
one of the cars ablaze when they realized there were
explosives in the truck.
This was disclosed by a twitter user (@MusadiqZ) who
posted pictures on Twitter
See tweets below;
BREAKING NEWS; two cars were just arrested with
arms, ammunitions and explosives in Maiduguri
pic.twitter.com/2FCM0pFYmI
— AS Aruwa (@MusadiqZ) February 16, 2015
Wow. Wow. Wow. They want to kill our General.
Someone wants to set this country on fire
— AS Aruwa (@MusadiqZ) February 16, 2015
A trailer of ammunitions arrested by the civilian
volunteers along airport road. pic.twitter.com/
S7daLMxZbR
— AS Aruwa (@MusadiqZ) February 16, 2015
pic.twitter.com/udUzeSw9of
— AS Aruwa (@MusadiqZ) February 16, 2015
Meanwhile, Borno State government declared today,
February 16, a public holiday in honour of the former head
of state and the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari,
who is currently campaigning in the state.
