Nigerian troops kill 4 Boko Haram militants in Kano


The Nigerian military’s Joint Task Force has killed four members of the Boko Haram militant group during a raid on one of the group’s hideouts in the northern city of Kano.


According to a military statement, the attack was launched early on Friday in the Unguwa Uku district on a building where propaganda material was produced, AFP reported.

The statement added that security forces also seized a number of items, including improvised explosive devices, a pistol, ammunition, lap tops, scanners, a printer, uniforms of security forces, and four police identity cards.

On June 5, Nigerian troops shot and killed 16 members of the militant group in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, Boko Haram’s stronghold.

On May 11, Nigerian security forces arrested Suleiman Mohammed, Boko Haram's head of operations in Kano, along with his wife and five children, during a raid on his house in the northern city.

The extremist group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly gun and bomb attacks in various parts of Nigeria since 2009.

Human rights groups report that violent actions by Boko Haram since mid-2009 have claimed more than 1,000 lives, including over 300 this year alone.
Source: http://www.presstv.com/detail/2012/06/16/246411/nigerian-kill-boko-haram-kano/

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