Man commits suicide with explosive to evade arrest
There was confusion in Kaduna as a man blew himself up with explosive to evade arrest. According to eye witnesses, “the family man took his own life using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in an attempt to evade arrest by security agencies yesterday at Ibrahim Haske Road, Keke community, Kaduna Millennium City. He said: “We heard gunshots at about 1 am when officials from the Department of State Services (DSS), soldiers and the police arrived at his house. When he noticed that he was surrounded, he used explosive to end his life during an exchange of gunfire between him and the security operatives.” It was gathered that a gun, AK-47 rifle was found inside the house, with two other IEDs that were later detonated by the Anti-bomb squad of the police. “It was alleged that the man was a member of a terrorist group. The body was in fragments. It was a gory sight. The security operatives went away with his family members,” said an eye witness." Malam Samaila, a community leader, sai...