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THE Joint Task Force (JTF) in Kano on Easter Sunday shot dead 14
suspected terrorists during a gun duel when they stormed their bomb
factory hideout at Yan’Awaki area of Unguwa Uku quarters in Kano
metropolis.
However, a source who preferred anonymity said the 14 terrorists were
consumed by their own homemade Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
targeted at the JTF who raided the hideout
According to the source, when the JTF stormed the area and the
terrorists felt that their time was up and there was no escape route,
they then detonated the explosives which consumed them.
Our source further disclosed that security operatives also foiled a
suicide bomb attempt when a bomb-laden Golf car was intercepted at
Yan’Awaki area of Unguwa Uku during which they recovered a cache of
arms.
It was also learnt that one soldier was killed, while another one
sustained injuries when the JTF operatives confronted the terrorists.
The JTF spokesman, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, confirmed that 14
terrorists were killed while 14 AK-47 rifles were recovered during the
battle with the terrorists.
Captain Iweha also disclosed that one soldier was killed during the
confrontation, while another one sustained injuries, adding that the
entire the area had been combed by security agents in the early morning
of Sunday.
