Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have intercepted a Golf vehicle conveying a large cache of highly explosive materials at a checkpoint in Koza, Daura Local Government Area of the state.

The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday Evening by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Aliyu.

According to the statement, the interception occurred on January 7 during an intelligence-led stop-and-search operation. A team of policemen stopped the vehicle, which was driven by one Jamilu Musa, aged 40.

"Upon instant search, 6,975 pieces of detonators were recovered from the suspect, neatly concealed in the vehicle," DSP Aliyu said.

He revealed that during interrogation, the su...