At about
9.00am Sunday morning, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed behind Bakassi
Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, on
security
duty, intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber who had attempted to sneak
through the troops’ inner parapet towards the IDP camp.
A statement by
Army spokesman, Col. Sani Usman said the vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and
laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close. The sniper instantly shot and
killed the terrorist 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.
The situation
at the camp and the general area is said to be calm.
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