May 15, (THEWILL) – A suspected terrorist on Monday, in Kaduna, blew himself up with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), to avoid arrest by security operatives.
The incident occurred at Ibrahim Haske Road in the Keke community of Kaduna Millennium City, Chikun local government area of the State.
The community leader of Keke Community, Malam Samaila, confirmed that the bomber had been on the watchlist of security agencies, who eventually trailed him to an apartment in the community where he had been taking cover.
THEWILL gathered that a combined team of policemen, personnel of the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and soldiers surrounded the apartment and engaged the suspect in a gun duel.
Sensing that the security operatives were closing on him, the suspected terrorist blew himself up with an improvised explosive device.
An AK-47 rifle was said to have been recovered inside the man’s apartment, along with two other live explosive devices that were later safely detonated by the anti-bomb squad of the Kaduna State Police Command.
The mutilated body was later evacuated from the scene by security operatives, who later took the bomber’s wife and children away for further investigation.
Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Muhammed Jalige, confirmed the incident.
