A Nigerian soldier
was killed on yesterday night-sunday in a gun battle between the Nigeria
military and two Boko Haram suspects at Ungwan Keke-B, near Danbushiya
suburb in Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna, residents of the area
told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday.
Witnesses who
pleaded not to be disclosed said the suspects, two brothers, moved to
the area and lived in a rented apartment three years ago.
“We never knew that they are Boko Haram people,” one resident of the area said.
“We just sighted a
team of military personnel cordon the house, then gun shots filled the
air at about 11:56 p.m. which led to their escape and the killing of one
soldier after several hours of shooting.
According to
witnesses, although the two Boko Haram suspects whose names could not be
ascertained escaped, their wives were arrested by the security
operatives after the gun battle that left their building shattered.
“One of the suspect
got married to his wife who is from Bauchi eight days ago and brought
her to Kaduna. Two of the wives have been taken away by the soldiers,”
the witnesses said.
The Village Head of
Keke B, Suleiman Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to journalists
said he started hearing gun shots at about 1 a.m.
“The team of
security operatives later announced that the neighbours should all come
out of their houses and ordered them to leave the area,” he said.
The house was
completely deserted, there were blood stains on the floor, but the
security operatives had left the area when a PREMIUM TIMES correspondent
visited Monday morning.
Efforts to reach
the Deputy Director Army Public Relation of the 1 Army Division Kaduna,
Abdul Usman, failed as his phone lines were unavailable. He is yet to
respond to a text message sent to him.
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