Troops swoop on Boko Haram, claim end of sect is near

Guardian

24 January 2012

Troops swoop on Boko Haram, claim end of sect is near

From Azimazi Momoh Jimoh (Abuja), Odita Sunday, Tunde Akinola (Lagos), Njadvara Musa (Maiduguri), Adamu Abuh (Kano) and John Ogiji (Minna) News - National   .

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SECURITY agents operating under the aegis of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) in Maiduguri have killed four persons suspected to be members of the fundamentalist Islamic sect Boko Haram.

But the uncovering of vehicles laden with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) cast a shadow over this victory.

The vehicles with the IEDs said to be owned by members of Boko Haram were uncovered in Kano where about 200 people were killed by the sect last Friday.

It was learnt that two vehicles, Honda and  Camry cars, were discovered to have contained the explosive devices at Gorondutse and Sheka parts of the metropolis.

Though there is no official reaction to the discovery, it is believed that the explosives may have been abandoned by Boko Haram members.

To ensure the return of peace to the state, Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and the Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero, yesterday led hundreds of Muslim faithful in a special prayer session.