Youths confronted three gun-totting Boko Haram members who invaded Mahuta, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis on Sunday. Prior to this incident, a 20-year-old innocent boy was said to have been killed by these Boko Haram members, and that was all that initiated the reactions of these furious youths.
The brave youths overpowered and arrested two of the terrorists, aged 17 and 22, who had gone to the compound of the District Head of Afaka, Alhaji Abdulwahab, in a bid to kill him.
According to an eyewitness, “The gunmen came and said they were looking for the ‘Hakimin Mahuta’ (District Head of Mahuta), disguising as members of his subjects. So, when they allowed them into the house, the ‘Hakimin’ was not comfortable with them, so he ran back inside.
“The suspects ran after him and shot at him severally, but their shots missed him, instead a small boy, Nura was hit. When they discovered that the ‘Hakimin’ had escaped through the back exit, they came back outside and picked their bike and trailed him to Mahuta.”
On getting to Mahuta, the three gunmen started shooting sporadically, but the youths dared them. They moved nearer, even as they were firing at them. An elder in the community, who identified himself as Mallam Abdullahi, said “the young gunmen came on a bike and started shooting, but having discovered that our youths were ready for them, they started withdrawing into the bush and the youths were closing in on them with bare hands”.
According to Abdullahi, “at a point, their bullets got finished and they loaded another round of ammunition, but despite that, the youths were able to apprehend two of the three gunmen, while the last one ran away.”
Speaking on the action of the youths, the Mahuta Ward Head, Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed Mahuta, said the community had long resolved to collectively rise up against terrorists and jealously protect every member of the community against hoodlums.
I am happy with this. But are they sure they are boko haram and not just assaseins?
Weldon. 2 my view, i believe these are assasin, if 2 be boko haram they wil not be able 2 captured em
July u most b stupid o.. Ar boko haram spirit. Doz boiz try alot, may God reword dem!
Why did u all just concluded, let us all wait for the report from the police that will certain shed light to what really took place.
i just hope its boko haram agent they court o
Whoever they were?Thank God they were caught.They are evil people & may God give our youths evey where the courage & ability to do the same.
Now that they attack a muslim leader, u call them assasins but if a church is attacked it now becomes boko haram. Let’s use our heads please.
And No body have 2 belve wat the police will say bcuz they are full of lies. Let’s hope they don’t release the criminals and replace them with innocent people.