There was tension in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, yesterday following credible information that at least 40 members of the Boko Haram terrorist group, among whom were teenage girls, had sneaked into the city with the intention of carrying out suicide bombings. This was coming days after two separate bomb
explosions masterminded by the Boko Haram
terrorists rocked the city of Kano during the Eid-el-
Fitri celebration. It has been confirmed that teenage girls were used
to ferry the explosions – one in a food flask and the
other in a jar meant to contain kerosene – to the
point where the explosives were detonated in the
Kano State capital. LEADERSHIP has gathered from different sources
that the Boko Haram suicide bombers that had
entered Maiduguri were between 30 and 40 in number. A member of the Civilian-JTF who pleaded
anonymity said a suspected member of the Boko
Haram who was on Sunday arrested in Maiduguri
later confessed that over 40 of them, including two
girls, had arrived in the city with the intention of
carrying out attacks using explosives. “We were able to arrest seven of them, and we are
still on the trail of about 33 others,” said the
operative of the Civilian-JTF. “When we interrogated
them, they were able to reveal that the girls, just like
they did in Kano, would be used to carry bombs
tied to their bodies and covered by their hijabs to crowded places where they would be detonated by
some other persons holding the remote-controlled
detonator. We have tried to make them reveal
where others are being kept but have not been
successful. A member of the Nigeria vigilante, Muhammed
Gava, confirmed he also had this piece of
information. He told LEADERSHIP on phone that a
Toyota Hilux bus with the colour of the Nigeria Air
Force, and filled with about 20 people including
young girls, had on Sunday found its way into Maiduguri. “The bus had the paint of the Nigeria Air Force and
it carried plenty people, about 20 or so, both men
and girls, into Maiduguri. It came from the direction
of Damboa, and some members of the Civilian-JTF
tried to stop it around Polo area but the driver did
not stop. And when they later tried to go after the bus, they lost its track; but they are still searching
for the bus,” said Gava. The Borno State police command had issued a
statement calling on members of the public to
beware of ladies covered with hijab and standing
by the roadsides or asking to be assisted to find a
direction to a particular place, as those ladies might
have suicide bombs concealed under their hijabs. The police did not say if they had information on
the arrest of persons who confessed they were
coming to the town to cause havoc. According to the police public relations officer,
Gideon Jubrin (DSP), “the Borno State police
command wish to congratulate the Muslim faithful
on the celebration of the Ei-del-Fitri, which took
place without any incident. “The command however still cautions residents to
be wary of strange females wearing hijabs and
moving around crowded places as some of them
may be hiding explosives in their under garments
with the intention of causing harm to unsuspecting
residents.” The PPRO said residents who sighted such persons
should immediately alert the relevant security
operatives for proper action. A top official of the SSS who spoke off the record
confirmed the incident but stated that the
rumoured figure of about 30 girls brought to the
town was not factual. According to the officer, “what we have was that a
large number of suspected Boko Haram gunmen
had invaded the town before and during the Eid
celebration with the intention of carrying out
suicide bombings using some of the girls they came
in with to actualise their evil plan. Some arrests were made, and investigation is still on to fish out
others from their hideouts.” Another source at the police headquarters said
“some of the girls are said to be camped in hotels,
which we could not verify for now; but we are still
carefully searching so as not to cause tension in the
already tensed town”. The panic over alleged invasion of Boko Haram
teenage suicide bombers came at the time the
authorities at the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army
had announced the easing of the ban on all
vehicles today (Wednesday) from 7am. Residents of Maiduguri celebrated their Eid-el-Fitr
walking, following the ban on vehicular movement
by the military authority, citing security concerns. A statement issued by the deputy director, defence
information, Colonel Muhammad Dole, on Saturday
evening said the ban would last till today, July 30.
According to his statement, the Boko Haram had
planned to use all kinds of vehicles, including taxis,
tricycles and bicycles heavily wired with explosives to cause mayhem during the days of the Eid-el-Fitr
celebration. In a fresh statement signed and issued by Col. Dole
yesterday, the military said it had decided to lift the
ban by 7am today following the successful
celebration of the Eid without the “terrorists
carrying out their evil plot to carry out multiple
bombings in various parts of the city”. The statement urged residents to “be vigilant and alert”
and “report any suspicious objects, persons or
movement to the relevant agencies”. The fear in Maiduguri now is that the said girls
being used for suicide bombing could be some of
the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The SSS person who spoke earlier said “it could be
possible, because there is nothing these elements
would not do to inflict pain on the people; we even
understand that some of the girls that were used in
the Kano suicide bombing were used as mere
courier; theirs was just to carry the explosives either in food flask, jerry can or under their
garment, not mindful of what the person holding
the remote detonating device would do until they
were blown off. It is better the public should be
very observant of strange young girls loitering
about; they could be the girls we are looking for”.

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* Playing Chika Okpala: "NigeriacO gadizikwa Mma Ozo"

NDI OJO

The name boko haram is almost synonymous with the name SATAN.

are we heading towards the grand climax?

Hijab wearing should be stopped for Now

It's over .

Nigeria is finished.

In Praize's voice...."Oh Lord of Mercy!!!"