Five suspected members of Boko Haram group have been arrested by Kano state police at Gayawa area of Ungogo Local Government area of the State. The suspects were arrested following an an active intelligence from the Nigeria Police Force indicating that remnants of BH Group who escaped from Sambisa Forest were regrouping in some states in the North including Kano State.
In a bid to ensure that they don’t attack any location in any State, the IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni set up Joint Police Special Team comprising of special tactical Force (STF), Special Anti Robbery Squad Kano, the Force Intelligence Unit and other under cover operative Units as well as Conventional Police Team under the Supervision of CP Kano State Command. The joint team has been on the trail of the remnants of Boko Haram Group in various locations in Kano and environs for some time.
The Special Police Team has prevented several attempts in various places in Kano and its environs by this Boko Haram Group to attack innocent citizens in the state. The sustenance of this operation by Special Forces yielded positive result in the morning of today when the team intercepted the remnants of BH Group while they were about to move to attack public centres, places of worship and other places where people gathered to carry out their means of livelihood.
The Police Team came under attack by the group but they were repelled in the process.They were able to arrest five suspects(three male and two females).Three police operatives sustained injuries from the IEDs and gunshots launched on them by the terrorist group.They are currently receiving treatment in the hospital. All the suspects confessed that they are active members of the BH group that were involved in several killings of innocent Nigerians in Kano and other North Eastern States. They also volunteered confessional statement indicating the planned attack they were about to carry out in Kano and other North Eastern States.
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
1. Abba Mohammed of Niger Republic aged 20yrs
2. Usman A. Buhari aged 23yrs of Borno State
3. Iliyasu Abdullahi aged 46yrs of Gezawa LGA, Kano State
4. Aisha Ya’u 25yrs and Ladidi Yunusa aged 27yrs both of Kwana Hudu Qtrs, Kano State.
EXHIBITS RECOVERED
1. One AK47 Rifle No. 58008821
2. Forty Nine Ammunition
3. Four Magazines
4. Pieces of IEDS Recovered
5. Two Sets of Air Force Uniform
6. Four Caps Of Air force Uniform
7. One Hand smoke
8. One Military Boot
9. One set of Camouflage Uniform
10. One Volkswagen Motor vehicle Key
11. One Laptop
12. One IPad
13. Some pictures of the suspects with Military Uniform
14. Some operational black masks
