The Nigerian Joint Miltary Task Force arrested 158 suspected members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, three days after a series of bomb attacks that left at least 200 people dead in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city.
One resident said in the dawn operation raid police officers encircled a house where a Boko Haram suspect was believed to be hiding, reported BBC.
"They began shooting, and he fired back ... This was followed by a barrage of gunfire by the security men," said Mohammed Maikubi Bala to the AFP news agency, reported BBC.
The raid lasted several hours.
More from GlobalPost: Dozens killed in Kano bomb, gun attacks
Unknown attackers threw explosives at a police station and opened fire on the building on Tuesday evening.
Here is a video of the attack on police in Kano, Nigeria's second largest city:
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