The police on Thursday admitted the loss of an inspector following a raid on a hideout of suspected terrorists in Kaduna State Wednesday.
Chief police spokesperson Frank Mba said Thursday night that Muhammed Abubakar, a member of the elite police special forces, was the only casualty recorded in the dawn raid that left at least 250 suspected criminals dead.
But on Thursday evening, amidst raging suspicion that the police account of the operation left more questions than it answered, Mr Mba said the police lost a dedicated inspector. Haruna Basullube, a suspected cattle thief, and Bashir Leta, a suspected bandit, were the only two “high-profile” deaths named by the police on Thursday night.Two other suspects, Mallam Abba, labeled as a Boko Haram commander in Kuduru Forest, and another man named only as ‘Mofa’, sustained injuries.
Mr Mba said officers recovered 11 AK47 rifles with 730 bullets and other munitions. Thirteen pairs of military fatigues, two cartons and 48 sachet of contraband tramadol, masks, phones and other items were also collected from the scene.
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