Joint Military Task force raided the hideout of an Islamist insurgent group at Hotoro general area of Kano municipality, Monday, killing one of the leaders of the group, while two others were arrested.
Sources revealed that the daylight operation involving several infantry and counter terrorism officers was swift and ended within half an hour. Vanguard could not ascertain the identity of the said “top commander” killed during the operation as at time of filing this report. The Monday morning raid came on the heels of an attack by yet-to-be identified gunmen at Hotoro area where a member of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps and his entire family were wiped out (Read the full story here).
Confirming the arrest , JTF spokesman in Kano, Lt. Ikediche Iweha told Vanguard on phone that “ we carried out a raid this morning around Hotoro general area where we killed a member of a terrorist group and arrested two during the operation”
Lt. Iweha however, did not disclose the identity of those killed and arrested during the operation , adding that “we don’t have their nominal roll and can not say who was killed and arrested but investigation would certainly revealed their identity.”
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