The
military Joint Task Force today further dealt a massive blow to the
operational capabilty of the terrorist group Boko Haram following a
successful operation launched at the group’s command and control center
in Kano.
Recall that two members of the sect had been captured yesterday after a
gun battle with the military and officers of the SSS. One of those
captured is believed to be Abu Qada, the group’s spokesman and “media
coordinator.”
The JTF in a statement emailed to THEWILL said, “Following further
operation in the suspects heavily wired IED hideout, the following items
were recovered:
Two AK 47 rifles, Two Pump Action Rifles, One Berretta
Rifle, One Smoke Discharger, 433 rounds of 7.62 Nato ammunition, 80
rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, 2 AK 47 magazines, 36 Prepared IEDs,
13 Laptops, Two motorcycles, Four Printers, One photocopier, One 33
slots Zenith Disc writer, One TG 3900Ez Generator set, Religious Books,
large quantity of CD plates, Two decoders, Two Satellite dish, One 21''
Television set, One DVD player, 2 Bags of Urea fertilizer, One Elite dry
cell 12v battery, One blue gate UPS, One stabilizer, 10 Hand held
Motorola radios and 5 Battery chargers.”
The
JTF further said, “this latest encounter with the terrorist group have
foiled its planned attack to wreck havoc on the good people of Kano
state. It has equally further depleted the capacity of the terrorist
group to operate. The JTF would like to use this medium to reiterate its
resolve to continue to work assiduously towards the protection of
lives and property in the state.
“The
relative peace which Kano enjoys today can be attributed to the
collective effort and prayers of the good people of Kano State.”
The
JTF appealed to the general public to continue to volunteer
information while assuring the utmost confidentiality in dealing with
such information.
“Residents
are therefore enjoined to go about their normal lawful business
activity without any fear as security agents are ready and will respond
swiftly to any treat to life and property in any part of the state,”
the JTF added.