The Kano State Joint Task Force, JTF, on Sunday said it captured a bomb manufacturer at his residence in Kano.
The Kano State spokesperson, Ikedichi Iweha, said in a statement that after intelligence gathering, the bomb maker was captured during a gun battle with the JTF operatives on Saturday at 1 a.m.
He also said that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect is an Improvised Explosive Devices manufacturer; and his residence, a staging ground for terrorist activities in Kano.
Mr. Iweha refused to reveal the identity of the suspect to PREMIUM TIMES, because according to him investigation was still going on.
He, however, said that troops of the 3 Brigade in Kazaure Local Government Area, Jigawa State conducted a pre-dawn raid at a residence that led to the arrest.
The JTF spokesperson said three women and three toddlers were released unhurt from the grip of the bomb maker, while five AK 47 rifles, five magazines, 333 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and various improvised explosive devices were recovered from the residence on further search.
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Had he revealed the name of the manufacturer dis thread would have automatically been shifted to ethnic, racial and sectarian politics zone