BREAKING NEWS: Maiduguri
Boils Again: 5 People
Slaughtered, 7 Shot To Death,
13 Arrested
23.01.2013, 17:25 Local
No fewer than 12 persons
were killed and a school
completely burned down in the
renewed violence that shook
Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
The mayhem happened in three
separate areas of the state when
gunmen suspected to be
members of Boko Haram
slaughtered five people in
Jiddari Polo, gunned down four
others in London Ciki area and
also killed yet another person at
Baga Road area of the state.
The JTF in a statement claimed to
have killed two of the suspected
Boko Haram terrorists and
arrested 13 others in Polo and
Shehuri ward following the
violence and explosion that
rocked the state capital at the
eve of Eid-El- Maulud celebration.
Our correspondent gathered
that at about 10:00 pm on
Tuesday, gunmen in large
number attacked some houses
at Polo Jiddari ward in
Maiduguri where they
slaughtered five people. It was
also learnt that another set of
the attackers gun down four
people in London ciki area and
one person at Baga road at
about 5:00 pm.
A resident of Federal low cost
housing estate, who did not
want his name in print, told
newsmen that, three golf cars
and three Keke Napep belonging
to the gunmen who abandon
their ride and run into some
houses in Jajeri ward were
burnt down by soldiers who
pursued the gunmen and also
shelled the houses where they
took cover.
"Nobody knows the number of
gunmen or the people killed in
the raid at the residence where
the gunmen took cover but we
believe many people perhaps
innocent ones inclusive might
have been trapped in the houses
while JTF was shelling the house.
Many, we believed, have died,"
he asserted.
However, when the Joint task
Force on Operation Restore
Order in Borno state sent in
their release confirming the
incident, the statement reads:
"Information available to the
Joint Task Force Operation
RESTORE ORDER indicated that
some suspected gunmen killed
three people at about 3.am
today Wednesday, 23 January,
2013 in Jiddari - Pulo, Maiduguri
metropolis. The JTF was alerted;
it cordoned off the area,
arrested three suspects and
recovered one assault rifle with
ten rounds of ammunition. Two
gunmen lost their lives and a
soldier was wounded during an
exchange of fire. The suspects
are in JTF custody and effort is
on to apprehend the fleeing
members of the gang."
A relation of two of the victims
slaughtered in Jiddari Polo,
Hajiya Uwani Shuiabu told
newsmen that, she received a
call from one of the deceased's
wife at about 10:00 pm on
Tuesday that, "they came and
they have killed your brothers."
According to her, they died a
brutal death because their heads
were cut off. She also called on
government and security
agencies to come to the aid of
unarmed residents and beam
their search light particularly in
Jiddari Polo where it is believed
that a lot of gunmen have
relocated and are killing
innocent people.
In another development
gunmen attacked Binta Sugar
area of Maiduguri and burnt
down Gomari II Primary School
in the area at about 7:00 pm on
Tuesday evening.
Also at about 11:00 am violence
erupted at Shehuri Ward of
Maiduguri metropolitan
following a bomb blast, which
was believed to have been
planted by suspected members
of Boko Haram.
While confirming the incident,
spokesman of the JTF, Lt. Col.
Sagir Musa said, "Information
available to JTF Operation
Restore Order revealed that
there was an IED explosion at
about 12:00 Wednesday,
January 23, 2013 in Shehuri
ward of Maiduguri Metropolitan.
The JTF rushed to the scene,
cordon and search the area and
arrested 10 suspects. Operation
is ongoing, the suspects are in
JTF custody undergoing
interrogation, no life was lost
and nobody was injured."
source: m.naij.com/news/20930.html

I like d way JTF quickly respond to attacks now, just as they did in these 3 cases... SHELL d houses of those people who hide these ijioots afta killing odas; shell the houses, there are hardly any innocent in those houses. If you just about support these killers or refuse to do anything, you deserve to die along with the Real innocents bn killd.... By d way, WASTE all d confirmd BH membas that were caught, no need wasting state's fund and time prosecuting dem in court

General ayatollah boys on the move again

what is difficult in doing a house to house search in a particular area they know a lot of Boko Haramites are residing. Surely targeted house to house search would yeild more positive results than this knee- jerk reactionary method that produces more collateral damage than one can imagine.

Not more news anymore to me, jtf vs boko.

Maiduguri boils again. I am sure PDP will be needing the heat to boil their Rice Agent Sincere is currently advertising in politics section.

eh! Na real diamond boiling point o.
Shey na boko haram or jamb. Abi na both!

Wen will ayatollah muhammedu buhari tell his boko haram sympathiser to lay down their weapon and embrace peace

These days JTF and Boko is like Tom and Jerry series.