Reports from Kano say an
explosion has occurred around Unguwa Uku along the Zaria Road highway.
A resident of the area said
the Joint Task Force, JTF, has already arrived the area and cordoned off the
explosion site thereby blocking the ever busy highway.
He also said casualty
figures, if any, cannot be ascertained now because of the restriction of access
to the area.
Another explosion is also
reported around the restive Eastern Bye pass area.
Reports have not been fully confirmed yet.
Efforts to reach the
spokesperson of the JTF, Lazarus Eli, were unsuccessful as his lines were
continuously busy.The explosion and subsequent
gunshots in Anguwa Uku was a result of a raid by officers of the Joint Task
Force, JTF, on a suspected insurgent hide-out, security sources have said.
A security source said that
the JTF got information of a major operation (suicide bombing) planned for
Easter Sunday in Kano and stormed the hideout of the attackers very early in
the morning.
They reportedly engaged the
attackers in a shoot out that lasted nearly two hours.
The spokesperson of the JTF,
Eli Lazarus, is yet to talk to the media on the raid, though sources said a
statement will be released soon.
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