JTF Starts House To House Search For Boko Haram Members In Kano

 

SOME suspected gunmen were yesterday arrested in Kano State by a combined team of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and the police.

The team launched a house-to-house search for explosives and weapons, following recent killings and rampant gun attacks in Yankaba and Dakata areas of the city by suspected Boko Haram sect members.

Their efforts paid off with the arrest of suspects in the wee-hour raid on Hotoro, Mariri and Zango communities – all identified black spots.

According to an eyewitness account, several gun shots were heard in the neighborhood as early as 5am.

One person was reportedly killed in the crossfire between security operatives and the suspects.

Kano Police Command spokesman Magaji Majiya, who confirmed the incident, identified the lone victim as a tricycle operator.

He said the driver was shot by gunmen on the rail track crossing in Dakata/Yankaba. Majiya informed that the victim’s tricycle was taken away.

The spokesman also confirmed that security operatives have spread their dragnets in the area in search of fleeing gunmen.

It was learnt that the JTF began the house-to-house search in suspected flash points like Hotoro, Mariri, Hausawa. The areas are believed to be harbouring suspected Boko Haram militants.

Dakata/Kawaji area has been under Islamic extremists’ siege, a development that has claimed several lives and ruined businesses.