₦airaland Forum

The Nigerian Army said on
Thursday that it averted a
bomb blast in Maiduguri after
detonating an Improvised
Explosive Device (IED)
planted by suspected Boko
Haram terrorists in Gomari,
Maiduguri.
Col. Sani Usman, the Acting
Director Army Public
Relations, who made this
known in a statement in
Maiduguri, said that the
incident took place on
Wednesday.
“Troops of 7 Division
recovered and successfully
detonated Improvised
Explosive Device (IED)
planted by suspected Boko
Haram terrorists that came in
a tricycle in Gomari,
Maiduguri, on Wednesday in
conjunction with Nigeria
Police Explosive Ordinance
Device team.
“The development has
necessitated the call for
more vigilance and security
consciousness on the part of
everyone, especially the
residents of Maiduguri and
its environs.
“The fight against the
menace of Boko Haram
terrorists is a collective
responsibility that requires
positive contribution from all
citizenry.
“People should please be
wary of suspicious persons
or objects and report same
to the nearest security
agency or post,” he said.
Usman said that troops of
the Nigerian Army had also
arrested two suspected Boko
Haram terrorists after a
clearance operation in some
enclaves located in Buhari,
Matari and Kaidiri villages in
Damasak in Borno.
He said a joint patrol team of
Sector 1 of 27 Task Force
Brigade and Army
Headquarters Strike Group
on Thursday cleared Boko
Haram terrorist’s enclaves in
Buhari, Matari and Kaidiri
villages located some
kilometers to Damasak,
Borno.
“Unfortunately, the remnants
of the Boko Haram terrorists
at Kaidiri on sighting the
patrol team chickened out
and withdrew in disarray into
Niger Republic with gunshot
wounds.
“The troops pursued them
and got two Boko Haram
terrorists,” he said.
Usman added that the troops
also recovered seven
motorcycles and borehole
equipment at the hideouts of
the terrorists.
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www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2016/06/23/army-averts-bomb-explosion-in-maiduguri-arrests-2/