- Cracked windows, doors, roofing sheets, and walls of houses close to the suspect’s house could be seen indicating the impact of the shootout
- Empty canisters of bullets could also be seen littering around the neighbourhood while parts of some buildings were brought down by the magnitude of the guns
The DSS Niger State Command executed a raid on a residence in the Kulobe community, located in the Gbeganu area of Minna, Niger State, after receiving a tip-off from concerned neighbors.
During the operation, a substantial cache of AK-47 rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition were discovered.
Reportedly, a suspected terrorist detected the approaching DSS operatives through his Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera and engaged them in a firefight.
This incident occurred between 1 am and 3 am on Tuesday. The suspect employed a rocket launcher to breach part of his house’s fence, enabling him to escape, while his wife and children were apprehended by the security personnel.
As per a security source present during the inventory-taking process, the DSS retrieved more than 150 AK-47 rifles, explosives, a rocket launcher, an anti-aircraft rifle, and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition from the suspect’s residence, all of which were transported to the DSS office.
PUNCH reports that some residents of the community and neighbours confirmed that they heard the loud exchange of gunfire and the rocket launcher when it was fired.
“We thought bandits had invaded our community. The heavy sound of the guns between the terrorist and the security operatives were too heavy. Some of my electronics and furniture were destroyed. The loud noise sounded like there were many bandits,” one of them said.
Cracked windows, doors, roofing sheets, and walls of houses close to the suspect’s house could be seen indicating the impact of the shootout.
Empty canisters of bullets could also be seen littering around the neighbourhood while parts of some buildings were brought down by the magnitude of the guns.
It was learnt that the suspected terrorist, whose name was not immediately known, is an indigene of the central part of Kogi State.
He was said to have bought the house two years ago and he had been living there without interacting with neighbours.
It was further learnt that following the indiscriminate shooting by the suspect, a night watchman living next door, Mubarak Abubakar, was hit by a stray bullet and is currently receiving treatment at the IBB Specialist Hospital in Minna.
The spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Abiodun Wasiu, said he would investigate and get back.
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