The police in Kano State has given details of how its men
overpowered members of the Boko Haram in a gun battle in Kano.
Kano State Police Commissioner, Rabiu Yusuf, told newsmen
that Boko Haram gunmen were led by a dismissed military officer who was
training the others.
He recalled that the exchange of fire occurred at about 2
a.m. on Sunday at Gaya in Ungogo Local Government Area.
Yusuf disclosed that the police have been gathering
intelligence on the suspects.
He said they were among Boko Haram members who escaped from
Sambisa forest in Borno when the military disclosed the sect.
The commissioner noted two members of the terror group
arrested earlier took the police to Gaya, where the gun battle took place.
Boko Haram attack in Kano was led by a dismissed military
officer – Police
He said the dismissed military officer, who later escaped,
threw an improvised explosive device at the police and started to shoot before
the police fought back.
Yusuf said: “The police came under attack by the
terrorists group at their location but were overpowered by the tactical task
force.
”Three police officers sustained injuries and three of the
Boko Haram gunned down.
”One of the three police officers injured during the
battle has been discharged from the hospital after treatment.
“Arrested suspects are Abba Muhammad of Niger Republic,
20; Usman Buhari from Borno, 22; and Illiyasu Abdullahi from Kano, 46.
”The two arrested women are Gezawa Yau and Ladidi
Yunusa”.
Items recovered included an AK47 rifle, 49 rounds of ammunition,
IEDs, two sets of Air Force uniforms, one military boot, one laptop, one iPad,
and some pictures of the suspects wearing military uniform.
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