Two suspected members of Boko haram were killed in an early morning explosion during a raid by security operatives on a hideout of the sect near a secondary school in Gaskiya area of Zaria on Sunday.
Our correspondent gathered that working on a tip-off, the combined forces of the military, police and the State Security Services raided the hideout of the militant group at the Gaskiya area of the city.
A source said in the process of carrying out the raid, an object, suspected to be a bomb, exploded at about 2.00am, leaving two suspects dead while 10 others were injured.
Some, including a woman, were arrested.
Also, two policemen were killed by gunmen in Minna, Niger State on Sunday. The attackers, who shot the policemen, were said to be riding on a motorcycle.
A resident of Gaskiya, Zaria, told our correspondent that there was a gun battle between members of the sect and the security operatives for several hours.
A lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said on condition of anonymity, that the team raided in Zaria following an intelligence report that the militant had regrouped in a hideout to plan attacks on churches on Sunday in the ancient city.
“It not a matter of normal military exercise as people are trying to paint the scenario. Actually, we heard that the joint task force got an intelligence report that the group were planning to attack some churches in the city.
“They said the raid started at about 2am or so. The person that told me is a highly placed figure in the military hierarchy,” he said.
Our correspondent also gathered that some members of the militant group were arrested while weapons and vehicles were recovered.
The house where the operation took place, it was gathered, was also used as a bomb manufacturing base and storage of the sect.
Also, it was learnt that no fewer than seven houses and car were completely destroyed during the raid.
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