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Joint Task Force Kano State [+] Print this page

Also known as: JTF| Joint Security Task Force| Joint Task Force| Kano JTF [+]

Country: Nigeria [+]

Classified as: Army  Joint Task Force  Military  Police  Police Mobile Force (Riot Police) [+]

Areas of operation


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Area of Operation First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Kano [+] 5 February 2012 [+] 6 January 2014 [+]

Sites


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Site First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Kano [+] 5 April 2012 [+] 12 August 2012 [+]

Member units

All units that comprise this unit.
Name Country Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Naibawa Police Division [+] Nigeria [+] Nabawa Police Division [+]
Naibawa Division [+]
Naibawa Police Station [+]
Police [+] 11 April 2013 [+]
Police Mobile Force Squadron 4 [+] Nigeria [+] 4PMF [+]
MOPOL 4 [+]
Police [+]
Police Mobile Force (Riot Police) [+]
1 April 2013 [+] 11 April 2013 [+]
Rano Police Area Command [+] Nigeria [+] Police [+] 11 April 2013 [+]

Parent units

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Personnel

Table showing personnel linked to this unit in command, administrative and other roles
Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Iliyasu Isah Abbah [+] Brigadier General [+] Commander [+] 21 March 2012 [+] 10 October 2013 [+]

Incidents


According to Amnesty International: "On 9 March 2012, Ali Muhammad Sadiq (31), Ahmed Yunusa (24), Auwalu Mohammed (30) and two other people were shot to death when the JTF opened fire at an NNPC filling station at Rijiyar Zaki, Kano. A nearby police station had been attacked by suspected Boko … [+]

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