At least six suspected terrorists have been confirmed dead while a few others were arrested following an early morning raid by the Joint Task Force in Sheka area of Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
Confirming the operation to Channels Television, the JTF spokesperson, Captain Ikedichi Iweha, said one soldier was also killed during the operation while five women and three children were rescued from the house suspected to be occupied by the terrorists.
Iweha said: “This operation was carried out following a tip off from our military intelligence.
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Iweha also explained that three AK-47 riffles, several magazines and many Improvised Explosive Devices were recovered during the raid.
Although during the JTF’s last operation at Yan’ Awaki, the officers were accused of intimidating innocent civilians and even killed some, Iweha stressed that the operation was professionally carried out and that there were no civilian casualties from the raid.
Residents who spoke to Channels TV said they were traumatized with the sudden arrival of the JTF around 1am and the raging gunshots.
Meanwhile, Sheka has been completely surrounded by JTF officers, with snap checkpoints set up around the area.
Residents were still indoors as at 12pm on Friday, with virtually all the business activities around the area shut down.
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