IG of Police Moves Church Case to Abuja as Members attempt to Bomb the Church

ACTING Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, has directed that e case involving members of the Church of Christ in Nigeria in Bauchi State be transferred to the Force Headquarters, Abuja with immediate effect.

Sources have revealed that the order became necessary due to the discovery of some Explosive Devices being carried into the church on sunday.

Disclosing this to the press, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, said the findings would now be conducted by the IG’s task force in Abuja.

There have been counter accusation and allegations among the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi, and the COCIN as well as the Christian Association of Nigeria in Bauchi in relation to the true identity of the suspects and whether explosives were found in them.

This was based on the earlier disclosure of the Chairman, COCIN Regional Church Council in Toro and the Chairman of CAN in Bauchi State, Re. Lawi Pokti that explosives were recovered from some members of the church.

He said about seven persons who were arrested were members invited by the local church for a peace meeting due to disagreements that resulted from the relocation of the Local Church Council from Tilden Fulani to Miya Barkate.



Pokti who had alleged that during the meeting, Danjuma, one of those arrested, was noticed acting distrustfully. It was then noticed that he had with him an object suspected to be an explosive, and immediately the other members alerted the police who quickly concluded that what Danjuma had was an improvised explosive. How Pokti had argued that the police was too quick in its conclusion.

On the contrary, Aduba said investigations and tests carried out by the bomb experts of the command showed clearly that the item retrieved from Danjuma was an IED with ignition procedure of safety fuse or relay delay, which is very deadly.

Denying the allegation of been biased in the case, Aduba said, “Guided by the ethics of the profession, I can never compromise standards. I perform my duty without fear or favour, committed to the rule of law: Nobody can use me for the achievement of parochial interest.

“The action of the suspects’ border on the realm of criminality: viz criminal conspiracy, attempted act of terrorism, unlawful possession of explosive, lethal weapon. Full weight of the law, will certainly be brought on them.”He had concluded.