JTF Averts Bomb Blast in Kano

Joint Task Force (JTF) last night, Wednesday November 19, averted a major bloodbath in along Kano road, Maiduguri, Borno state. The JTF comprising both civilian and military personnel intercepted two vehicles, Gulf 3 model loaded with Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

 

Six occupants of the two Gulf cars were reported to be all ladies aged between 20 to 25 years old pretending to be travelers, while the drivers were male. The drivers along with the six ladies were detained by the JTF. The ladies are suspected to be members of Boko Haram.

A member of JTF explained that Boko Haram had adopted a new mode of transporting its weapons and operators. “They are using young women now disguised as travelers”. He went on to add that the “JTF have intensified ‘stop and search’ at every checkpoint in the city.”