The discovery of the bomb factories also resulted in the impounding of a cache of arms and ammunition by security operatives who carried out the raid on the factories in Sharada, Gaida Ajawa on the Eastern Bye-pass and Mariri.
Three members of dreaded sect, Boko Haram, were arrested during the operation.
Spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Kano State, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed the development in a statement on Thursday.
Iweha said the buildings housing the factories have been destroyed.
He added that six AK 47 rifles, General Purpose Machine Guns, SMG magazine, PPK pistol, two smoke guns, 189 rounds of AK 47 ammunition, 43 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunitions, eight rounds of 9mm for PKK pistols, 15 hand held IEDs, containers of liquid chemical substance and 11 bags of nitrate fertilizers were recovered during the raid.
He said: :Sequel to the series of cordon and search operations, being carried out by JTF in Kano, the JTF wishes to inform the general public that in the early hours of this morning, March 28, 2013, a combined team of operatives stormed a residence at Geida Ajawa on Kano-Western Bye-pass being used as an armoury by terrorists and assorted dangerous weapons were uncovered.
“You may have observed that there has been a rise in recent times of the activities of terrorists in the state, this may not be unconnected with the influx of terrorists fleeing from Maiduguri, Damaturu, Potiskum as a result of pressure being mounted on them by JTF operatives in these areas.”
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