Defence Headquarters
The Joint security Task Force in Kano in the early hours of Tuesday raided a house suspected to be hideout of Boko Haram members. It was also gathered that scores of suspected Boko Haram members were killed at Gayawa village in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State.
A resident of the area who pleaded for anonymity told reporters that the suspects were killed during an early morning operation. He said that during the operation which lasted for many hours, gun shots and several bomb explosions were heard in the village.