The Police have submitted that the Lakurawa terrorist group is responsible for the recent bomb explosions that rocked some communities in Zamfara State.
The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dalijan, said they are sure the Lakurawa group is responsible for the explosions because the bandits that operate in Zamfara don’t know how to make or use explosive devices.
Henzodaily recalls an explosion had occurred along the Dansadau-Gusau Road in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Wednesday, killing a motorist and injuring three others.
Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television, Dalijan added that on the day the explosives went off, Police had gotten information on the movement of the terrorists in the area, and while they were preparing to pursue, the bombs got detonated.
“This Lakurawa (group) when they were dislodged by the Army in Sokoto and Kebbi, the rest of them that survived the military onslaught were trying to find new enclaves.
“As they were passing that village to Birnin-Gwari forest, they planted a bomb under a bridge. Then a motorist was passing and step on it. It exploded and killed the driver and three other people were seriously injured,” the Police Commissioner said.
He explained further that bandits operating in Zamfara are not familiar with the use of explosive devices, adding that the Lakurawa terrorists were seen around the scene of the incident shortly before the explosion.
“They (terrorists) were seen passing through a village and as we were getting reports, trying to get ourselves prepared to pursue them, this (explosion) happened. So, we are sure that they were the ones that planted the bomb.
“The bandits here (in Zamfara) don’t use bombs because they don’t know how to make it; they don’t know how to improvise explosive devices. So, we are 100% sure that they (Lakurawa) are the ones because planting bombs in Zamfara State is a new development and bandits don’t have that capacity,” he said.
Meanwhile, military authorities have vowed to eliminate Lakurawa insurgents and other terror groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) operating in the country.