In Search of Bombs, Army Shuts Down Gudu Spare parts Mart

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header id="cb-standard-featured" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="cb-mask" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 325px; overflow: hidden; position: relative;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="army.fw" class="cb-fi-standard wp-post-image" height="400" src="http://pointblanknews.com/pbn/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/army.fw_.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: top; width: 610px;" width="750" /></span></div> <div class="cb-entry-header cb-style-standard" style="box-sizing: border-box; z-index: 3;"> <span class="cb-title-fi" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 class="entry-title cb-entry-title cb-single-title" itemprop="headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px;"> Officers and men of the Nigerian Army Thursday morning sealed off the popular spare parts market in Gudu district of Abuja.</h1> </span></div> </header><section class="entry-content clearfix" itemprop="articleBody" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 30px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: auto; zoom: 1;"><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> One account of the raid said the soldiers were swarmed the market following intelligence reports that terrorists were targeting it.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Another account had it that the soldiers were in the market to provide cover for the installation of high-tech security cameras.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Pointblanknews.com gathered that the soldiers arrived at the market at a little before noon and locked the entrance and exit gates, trapping hundreds of dealers and customers.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> After some time, the soldiers allowed all trapped persons out of the market, and thereafter stationed two Ford Ranger pick-ups to block the gate.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> When Pointblanknews.com visited, hundreds of distraught dealers were sighted discussing in groups.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Expressing their displeasure, some of the traders complained that they were not notified of the operation and were treated like Prisoners of War.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> “We were humiliated and made to run out with our hands in the air. Some of us were so scared and traumatized. We only hope they resolve this as quickly as possible” he added.</div> <div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.235294); -webkit-hyphens: auto; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> Attempts to get the Army headquarters comment on the exercise were not successful.</div> </section></div>

In Search of Bombs, Army Shuts Down Gudu Spare parts Mart

Officers and men of the Nigerian Army Thursday morning sealed off the popular spare parts market in Gudu district of Abuja. One acco...

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