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  • NEMA provides drugs to victims of Maiduguri bombing

    NEMA provides drugs to victims of Maiduguri bombing

    The National Emergency management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it had provided drugs and medical consumables for the treatment of victims of the recent bombings in Maiduguri.

    The NEMA North East Information Officer, Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, stated this in a statement in Maiduguri.

    He noted that “NEMA has provided drugs and medical consumables for the treatment of the people injured in the recent bombings which occurred in Maiduguri, the Borno capital.

    “The drugs were presented to the pharmaceutical departments of the Maiduguri General Hospital, the Umaru Shehu Specialist Hospital, the late Mamman Shuwa Memorial Hospital and the Nigerian Air Force Clinic, Dalori.’’

    Ibrahim said that the gesture was aimed at assisting hospitals in the treatment of the victims, most of them less privileged.

  • 14 killed, 39 injured in Maiduguri bomb blast

    The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of 14 persons, including four suicide bombers, in a bomb explosion at Sajeri area of Maiduguri in Borno.

    The acting Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday.

    Usman said that 39 other persons were injured in the explosion which occurred near the Ajilari railway crossing on Thursday evening.

    According to the statement, security operatives and emergency management team have been mobilised to take care of the wounded persons.

    “Although details of the attack are still sketchy, suffice it to state that four Boko Haram terrorists detonated their vests simultaneously.

    “Three of the terrorists detonated their bombs in the same area while the fourth detonated in front of a mosque.

    “It has been confirmed that 14 people have lost their lives, including the suicide bombers while 39 others were wounded,’’ the statement said.

    Usman appealed to residents of the metropolis, especially those in the affected areas, to remain calm and continue to be vigilant as security operatives were in control of the situation.

    He assured the public that Boko Haram had been decimated and therefore had no capacity to reverse the progress already made in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations.

    In a related development, the Army announced that 80 Boko Haram fighters on Thursday surrendered to troops of the Army 7 Division in Bama Local Government Area of Borno.

    The Army said the repentant terrorists comprised commanders, foot soldiers and the terrorists’ food suppliers.

    It said that the terrorists surrendered as a result of the intense heat put on them by joint forces operating in different theaters in the North-East.

    “The terrorists among whom were commanders, suppliers and foot soldiers confirmed to have taken part in several terrorists attacks especially on Bama town, Borno, surrendered,’’ the statement said.

    The army attributed its success to intense heat and the continuous offensive embarked upon by troops.

    “It will be recalled that we have repeatedly stated that surrender is the only option available to the insurgents.

    ‘’The Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force, in conjunction with other security agencies, are totally committed to the achievement of the 3-month Presidential deadline for the eradication of terrorism in Nigeria.

    ‘’Other terrorists are encouraged to also surrender or face total annihilation, as the new name of the operation states ‘achievement of total peace is a must’,’’ it said.

  • 34 killed 42 wounded in another blast in Maiduguri

    While the residents of Maiduguri metropolis were trying to overcome the shock of the last weekend multiple explosion, the town was again was thrown into another pandemonium Tuesday when another heavy bomb blast hit the famous Monday Market Maiduguri killing at least 34 people with 42 others injured.

    Hamisu who identified himself as a commercial driver who dropped passengers just before the El-Kanami round about near the market some few meters from the spot of the blast told our correspondent that “ I  was in my  car (Volkswagen Golf) dropping passengers that I picked from Gomari straight to Kasuwa through the Post Office peacefully and smoothly. When the last passenger was alighting from the car and I was giving change to the other passengers, then I heard heavy strange sound that shook everywhere and anything that was around the place, Hamisu Said.

    He narrated further: “Immediately we saw heavy black smoke opposite us at the small entrance of the Monday Market near the El Kanemi roundabout by the Mai Nono (fresh cow milk).

    “I was terribly scared and could not even move an inch from my car shivering for some minutes before I was able to gather some momentum to even start my car and drove away. Even the soldiers and civilian JTF could reach the scene.

    “When I took the other way out of the scene I saw soldiers and civilian JTF rushing to the scene while people were running up and down confused and terrified. The whole market was thrown into another bad moment,” Hamisu narrated.

    Mustapha Idi, a civilian JTF who managed to provide information amidst rescue operation described that attack as “deadly and terrible”.

    “We have so far been  able to carry about 30 corpses to the hospital and over 30 seriously injured people apart from those that ran away from the scene wounded and those that  went to hospital on their own not by the security agents vehicles.

    On the identity of the suicide bomber, Mustapha said; “We are yet to ascertain whether it is a female or male suicide bomber as everybody is now busy,” he said

    A hospital source who could muster any information on the casualty figure only said, at the moment we have 34 deaths and 42 wounded people.

  • Buhari’s wife donates to victims of Maiduguri blast

    Buhari’s wife donates to victims of Maiduguri blast

    Wife of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hajiya Aisha Buhari, Monday, donated assorted drugs and other relief materials to victims of the multiple suicide bomb attacks that occurred last weekend in Maiduguri the Borno state capital.

    Mrs. Buhari presented the items through the Borno State First Lady, Hajiya Nana Kashim Shettima Monday at the State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri.

    The Borno State First Lady extended the condolences and sympathies of Hajiya Aisha Buhari to  the people of Borno state  and government over the multiple bomb attacks in the metropolis, while calling for prayers for  peace in the land.

    Hajiya Buhari further commended the efforts of the security agencies and the Civilian JTF in fighting the Boko haram insurgency in the state.

    Collecting the items for the victims, Chief Medical Director of the Borno State Hospitals Dr. Salisu Kwaya Bura thanked Mrs. Buhari for the gesture, adding that it will go a long way in attending to the health needs of the patients within the state owned hospitals, describing the suicide bomb attacks as senseless.

    He expressed gratitude to Hajiya Aisha Buhari for the kind efforts, describing the gesture as timely.

    The items  include 150 cartons of assorted drugs, 1000 multi-vitamins, polythene mats and blankets etc.