The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, said the projectiles were discovered on Friday.
Lawal said that the personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Device, Base 13, deployed to the scene to assess the grenades and discovered that they were manufactured with incendiary chemicals.
He said that the affected area was thoroughly screened and the projectiles were recovered intact, rendering the area safe.
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“In a separate incident, 20 suspects were arrested for burning tyres and inciting disturbances in Maiduguri.
”They are currently under interrogation and investigation for transparent prosecution,” he said.
Lawal explained that another violent incident occurred on the same day in Bassam Galomari Village, Gubio II Ward, under Gubio Local Government Area.