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  • Video: 12 killed, 48 wounded in suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri

    Video: 12 killed, 48 wounded in suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri

    About twelve people have been killed and 48 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

    Eye witnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the mayhem was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) which was detonated by a male suicide bomber at Alai Fadawu market on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

    One other male bomber detonated the IED strapped to his body and blew up himself alone without causing any other casualties.

    The witnesses said the incident occurred at 4.15 p.m. when people gathered for trading activities.(NAN)

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  • Borno residents appeal to military on suicide bomb attacks

    Borno residents appeal to military on suicide bomb attacks

    Borno residents have appealed to the military to intervene in the increased suicide bomb attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in the state.

    Across section of those interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri made the appeal on Sunday in Maiduguri.

    Malam Bakura Modu, a local hunter said that the wave of attacks especially in Maiduguri, has created negative impression about the current situation in the state.

    “There is no doubt that the military has recorded great successes against the Boko Haram insurgents.

    “But the recent spate of suicide bomb attacks is creating wrong impression in the media that the group is still strong,” Modu said.

    He said that the military must live up to the expectations by finding quick solutions to the bombings.

    Modu said local hunters were ready to join the military in the search for the insurgents in the bush.

    “We have been expressing our willingness to join the fight against the insurgents in the bush, but the military had always turned us back.

    “We are hoping that this time around they will consider our proposal,” he said.

    Mr Samuel Anjukui, a retired police officer corroborated Modu’s claim.

    “The military has within a few months decimated the insurgents, reclaiming territories and rescuing many abducted persons.

    “But the recent up surge in the number of suicide bomb attacks has created worries in the minds of the people,” Anjukui said.

    He added:” In the last few months it is almost certain that incidences of bomb blasts will occur every weekend.

    “The situation has even worsened now as the blasts have almost assumed a daily dimension”.

    Anjukui, however, expressed optimism in the ability of the military to address the situation.

    “The military has the capabilities to address the problem; it must therefore rise up to the occasion by halting the negative trend.

    “It is either they make use of high technology for early detection of explosive materials or take the battle to the door steps of the insurgents in the bush,” he said.

    Malam Musa Inuwa a civil servant offered a different perspective.

    “I think that the natives hold the key to ending the ugly trend the military has done its best by degrading the insurgents.

    “But ending the crisis depend on the natives because the insurgents live among the people, they plan their attacks among the people.

    “As long as the people are not willing to expose them, the attacks will continue,” Inuwa said.(NAN)

  • Seven killed in another suicide bomb attack in Borno

    THE Borno State Police Command yesterday confirmed the death of seven persons after two suspected female suicide bombers attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government Area of the state on Thursday.

    Spokesman for the command, Murtala Ibrahim said in a statement in Maiduguri that two suspected female suicide bombers “detonated explosives strapped to their bodies at Mandarari ward in Konduga LGA, killing themselves and five others.” Six persons sustained various degrees of injuries,he said. “The corpses and injured persons were evacuated to General Hospital Konduga, and normalcy restored to the area.”

    A separate source said four of the casualties were children The attack came 24 hours after three suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna Garage in the outskirt of Maiduguri.

  • Troops foil suicide bomb attempt on IDPs camp

    Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, on Sunday intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber.

    Col. Sani Usman, the army spokesman said in a statement that the troops, who were deployed on security duty, killed the bomber, who had attempted to sneak through their inner parapet towards the IDP camp.

    He said that the incident occured at about 9.00 a.m.

    It will be recalled that suicide bombers killed some nine people close to the camp on Saturday after detonating their explosives.

    “The vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close.

    “The sniper instantly shot and killed the terrorists as he tried to force his way to the western flank of the IDP camp fence.

    “Unfortunately, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) vest strapped on the bomber failed to detonate.

    “Consequently, a combined team of military and police Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) have been called to safely detonate the IED,” Usman said.

    He, however, said the situation at the camp and the general area was calm. (NAN)

  • Suicide bomb blast kills 5, injures 35 in Potiskum

    A suicide bomber on Sunday morning struck at a roadside motor park in Potiskum, south of Yobe state killing five persons including himself.

    An eyewitness at the scene informed that the bomber came disguised as a passenger and boarded a Vectra Opel car with four other passengers before blowing himself off with the passengers.

    The incident has been confirmed by the police.

    Yobe State Police Commissioner Danladi Marcus told The Nation on phone that the bomber drove in a Honda car in front of some vehicles conveying passengers before reversing to hit other cars to trigger the explosion.

    “From the briefing that I got, the suicide bombers drove to a motor park along Bauchi road near one Fuel Station called IBAL in Potiskum and went in front of other cars pretending to be traveling as well. Then all of a sudden, he decided to reverse and hit other cars at his back and immediately, the bomb went off killing him and four other people,” CP Marcus stated.

    Speaking on the situation in Potiskum, the CP said the people are going about their normal business in Potiskum.

    “You can see that people are tired of the happenings around. The report I got is that the explosion did not disrupt the normal life in the town. People are going about their normal businesses.

    “My call is that we should all be vigilante to fish out the bad people among us by reporting any suspicious movement around you,” he implored.

    Potiskum is now becoming a hot bed of suicide bombing in Yobe State.

    The Nation reports that two suicide bombers attacked a GSM market in Potiskum killing eight and injuring several others.

    Many others have lost their lives in similar suicide attacks earlier targeted on Shiate Muslims sect and innocent school children on Assembly ground last year in the town.