Plot to bomb living faith church kaduna, uncovered by security

But for the vigilance of security
men stationed at the Living Faith
Church in Barnawa, Kaduna, an
unidentified man would have
caused havoc at the popular
Living Faith Church in Barnawa,
Kaduna with about 30,000
worshippers attending Sunday
service.
The suspected bomber was
said to have rigged a car with
explosives on the premises of
the church and had earlier,
passed the security checks into
the church before anther team
of security officials spotted
him.
According to an eye-witness, at
about 8.00 a.m., when the first
service which started at 7.00
a.m. was in session, a brand
new Peugeot 406 beat the
security checks before the
church’s entrance entered
premises and went straight to
the central location of the
church, when some of the
church securitymen accosted
the driver who was alone in the
car.
The Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO) of the Kaduna
State police command, DSP
Aminu Lawan, confirmed the
incident, saying “there was a
report of an incident of a man
who came to Living Faith Church
with a Peugeot 406 car and did
not subject himself for search
initially, and while they were
trying to search him, forced his
way out of the premises.”
Church officials, however,
declined to make comments on
the matter but an eyewitness
told newsmen that the driver
was ordered to relocate the
vehicle to the parking lot tagged
“Shiloh park,” but he insisted
that he would not move from
the position the vehicle was
stationed.
“At that point, the securitymen
accused the driver of not
subjecting his car to checks and
screening at the main gate and
ordered the man to open his
boot.
“While the security-men were
trying to open his car booth, the
driver zoomed off in full speed
and forced the car out of the
main gate, breaking the iron of
the gate. Those around the
entrance threw stones at the
car, breaking its rear
windscreen, but the driver
escaped. He was, however,
given hot chase with another
car.”
The police were able to arrest
the person that blocked the
securitymen who chased the
alleged bomber.
According to the PPRO, “as he
was running away, he broke the
main gate to the church. If you
go there, you will see the gate
broken. And they said as the
man was trying to escape, he
was given a hot chase, and
suddenly another vehicle came
from nowhere and crossed
those who were chasing the
suspect and allowed him to
escape.
“We have apprehended the man
who allowed the suspect to
escape. He is now in our
custody. The police have
commenced investigation and
we are on the trail of the
suspect.”