Operatives
of the Joint Task Force on raiding their hideouts at Unga
Uku area of the ancient city
The
operatives, acting on a tip off, were said to have raced to the area
around 4am and intercepted a Volkswagen Golf, primed with explosives,
which some terrorists had wanted to use and wreck havoc during the Easter
celebration in the city.
Residents
of the area said the soldiers thereafter invaded a compound
housing the suspected terrorists but were greeted with explosions. They
added that the operatives who were not deterred exchanged gunfire with the
terrorists for about four hours.
The
spokesperson of JTF in Kano, Ikedi Iweha, was quoted as saying that the task
force killed 14 Boko Haram suspects in the raid while speaking with a punch
news reporter.
One of the residents said it was unclear if most of the terrorists
were killed by the Improvised Explosive Devices detonated by them or by
the operatives.
He
added that bodies were seen being carried out of one of
the buildings in the compound raided by the operatives while 14 AK
47 rifles, 10 peak milk-size IEDs, four drums of 50- litre primed
explosives and 51 other items in small drums were
recovered.
The
houses were thereafter demolished while the corpses were taken
to a morgue.
Security
operatives said that one of the terrorists’ top commanders whose name
was not given was later arrested.
The
Brigade Commander 3 motorised Brigade, Bukavu Barracks, Kano, Brig.-Gen.Iliyasu Abba, confirmed
the incident.
“My
men on search operations in the wee hours of this (Sunday) morning at Layin
Yan’awaki, Ungwa –Uku general area suddenly came under
fire from terrorists that triggered gunfire,” he said while
conducting journalists round the scene.
“It
was an opportunity to demonstrate our superior fire power, and the gallant officers
and men gave a good account of themselves but unfortunately we lost one of our
soldiers and another one was injured.”
As
of 4pm on Sunday, the area was still cordoned off by security
operatives.
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