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  • Close unregistered IDP camps, Police boss appeals to Borno govt

    The Police Command, Borno, on Thursday appealed to the state government to closed all unregistered Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps for security reasons.

    Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.

    Chukwu was reacting to Wednesdays’ suicide bomb attacks on illegal IDP camps in which four persons were killed and 16 others injured.

    The police commissioner said that since suspected terrorists had begun to target IDP camps for attacks, the state government should dismantle them without wasting time.

    He noted that such camps came into being in anticipation of support from some Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) in the area.

    “We are calling on the state government to close down these illegal camps without much delay for security reasons.

    “The people inside the camps can be moved to registered camps, if they are really displaced persons as they claimed”.

    “These people began to set up camps because some NGOs come around sharing food.

    “It is doubtful if some of the inhabitants are really IDPs as they claimed,” he said.

     

  • Blasts kill four in Borno

    Multiple blasts killed four people and injured eight others in Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday.

    The state Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, told Reuters that three blasts occurred near the Muna Garage area of Maiduguri, the city worst hit by an eight-year-old insurgency by Boko Haram militants, at around 04:30 a.m. (0330 GMT).

     

  • Police confirm seven dead in Borno multiple attack

    Police confirm seven dead in Borno multiple attack

    The Borno Police Command, on Wednesday confirmed the death of seven persons in a multiple suicide attack in Maiduguri.

    Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suicide bombers targeted three “unauthorized” Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Muna area of the city.

    He said that the first attack was at a camp sheltering displaced persons mainly from Gulumba community in Bama Local Government Area of the state.

    “All together seven persons were killed made up of three suspected suicide bombers and four innocent Nigerians.

    “The attack happened around 4.30 am on Wednesday around Muna area of the metropolis.

    “The first attack took place at a place called Gulumba where IDPs mainly from Gulumba community are staying.

    “The suicide bomber sneaked in and detonated his explosive killing himself, a woman and a kid, nine others were also injured.

    “The second attack occurred in a place called Muna Dagalti in the same environment where unauthorized IDPs are staying.

    “The suicide bomber detonated his explosive inside the tent killing himself and one other person, six others were injured.

    “The third attack was at a place called Muna Baya where the suspected suicide bomber met some Muslim faithful performing ablution for early Morning Prayer.

    “He ran to them and detonated his explosive killing himself and one other person, four others were also injured.”

    NAN reports that an official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), however, said five suspected suicide bombers were involved in the attacks.

    NEMA North East Information Officer Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, in a statement in Maiduguri, said five suicide bombers and three innocent people died in the attack.

    “Series of bomb blasts have occurred in three locations around Muna Garage area of Maiduguri metropolis. The incidents occurred at about 4 am.

    “A total of five suicide bombers all male adults were involved in the incidents killing three persons,” he added.

    According to the NEMA spokesman, 20 people with various degree of injuries were administered with first aid by emergency response teams before they were transported to the state specialist hospital.

    He said that the remains of the dead have been deposited in the mortuary.

     

  • Professor, three others killed in UNIMAID blasts

    Professor, three others killed in UNIMAID blasts

      … 17 injured
     Four persons including a professor of Veterinary Medicine  have been reportedly killed  in the suicide attacks that rocked University of Maiduguri on Monday morning.

    The attacks, according to reports, took place at two separate locations within the school.

    While the first one happened at a mosque close to the university first gate with only the suicide bomber as the casualty, the second one which occurred at Gate 5  killed a staff of the school alongside the professor.

    Meanwhile, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that four people were killed in the blasts.

    The Head of Public Relations for NEMA, Sani Datti, said in a statement that 17 people injured in the explosions had been taken to the hospital.

    “There were two explosions in the University of Maiduguri at around 5:00 a.m. this morning.

    “One of the suicide bombers detonated his explosion at a mosque near Gate 1 when people were observing their early morning prayer, the second one occurred around Gate 5 of the university.

    “Rescue and security officials were at the scene and the 17 injured victims were evacuated to hospital.

    “Four persons – two in the university and two suicide bombers were confirmed dead.”

    The Borno State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Victor Isuku, also confirmed that four people were killed in the blasts.