The Department of State Services (DSS), in joint operations with the Nigeria Army and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has raided hideouts of insurgents/terrorists in parts of Kaduna and Kano states, even as five suspects were arrested and a variety of arms and ammunitions recovered.
This is as one of the terrorists blew himself up with a suicide jacket in Kaduna, just as two other jackets were recovered, and unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were diffused.
DSS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Peter Afunanya, stated this in a press statement, Tuesday in Abuja.
“The DSS hereby informs the public that the service and troops of the Nigerian Army and Police Force, in the early hours of May 15, 2023, simultaneously raided hideouts of insurgents/terrorists in parts of Kaduna and Kano states.
“During the raid in Kaduna state, the terrorists deployed IEDs against the fighting forces.
“One of the terrorists who wore suicide jacket blew himself up, while three suspects were arrested. Items recovered upon a search on the group’s accommodation, after Police Explosive Ordinance Department (EOD) had diffused other IEDs, were: two suicide jackets, one AK-47 rifle, one pistol and one laptop.”
Afunanya further stated that, “In Kano state, two suspects were arrested while recovered items include: one pistol, 11 mobile phones, two hand grenades, one fully charged AK-47 magazine, two empty AK-47 magazines, one Peugeot 307 car and an ID card belonging to a suspect that escaped.”
