Kano B/Haram raid: injured policeman, 2 suspects dead
An injured police sergeant and two suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have been confirmed dead following a police raid in Kano last weekend.
The police in Kano state had on Saturday stormed a hideout of Boko Haram in Gayawa village in Ungoggo Local Government Area of the state and arrested five suspects, including two women
Confirming the deaths to Daily Trust yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Magaji Musa Majia, said, “The injured police sergeant and two male suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have been confirmed dead by doctors.”
Majia said the deceased police sergeant and all those who had participated in the operation would be promoted for their gallantry.
During the raid, three police operatives: the officer in charge of the Special Anti-Robber Squad, an inspector and a sergeant were injured by an explosive device detonated by one of the insurgents.
We gave other countries their advantage over us -Onu
From Hamisu Kabir Damaturu
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Federal Government has initiated measures to use modern technology for raw materials processing to create jobs in Yobe and other northeastern states.
The minister who stated this during a visit to Raw Materials Research Development Project Office, Damaturu, Yobe State, said the ministry had conducted research and identified the raw materials with potentials to engage both small and medium scale entrepreneurs, adding that Nigeria must start to earnestly exploit its potentials instead of allowing such potentials to waste Matazu, and giving other countries undue advantage to get better often at the expense of Nigeria.
“It is very important to start using the raw materials to grow our small and medium scale entrepreneurs, and this would also give stiff competition to imported goods and create jobs in the state and wealth to the nation,” he said.
He said most of the world leading economies had relied on science and technology because they did not have raw materials and that they were reaping so much from such investment.
“Nigeria can do better than the countries we keep importing from. Our attitude gave them the opportunity to take away our jobs and aggravate poverty in the country,” he said.