Kaduna: Suspected terrorist blows himself up to evade arrest
A suspected terrorist has said to have blew himself up with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) when security operatives closed in on him and he found it impossible to evade arrest, in Keke community along Ibrahim Haske Road, Kaduna Millennium City, Kaduna State.
The Informant247 gathered according to a source on Monday in Kaduna that the security operatives had arrived at the suspect’s abode at 1:00 am as the neighbourhood woke up to the sound of gunshots.
The suspect, according to the source, opened fire on security operatives when he discovered that his house was surrounded, leading to an exchange of gunfire. After he was overpowered by the superior firepower of security forces, he resorted to the use of explosives to blow himself up.
It was further learnt that after the incident, security operatives ransacked his house and discovered an AK-47 rifle along with two other IEDs that were later defused by the anti-bomb squad.
“The man’s body was mutilated by the explosives, while his wife and children were taken away by DSS officials in their vehicles,” the source said.
Malam Samaila, a community leader, confirmed the incident.
However, Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Jalige Mohammed, could not be reached as he did not respond to text messages sent to him after he also failed to answer the phone calls put across to him.
