Tragedy was
yesterday averted after soldiers killed a suspected female suicide bomber in
Borno state. The suspected bomber had approached a troops check point located Kara Cattle market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul
and Mukdala, Dikwa Local
Government
Area, Borno State.
According to
Acting Army Public Relations Director, Col. Sani Usman, the suspected suicide
bomber was challenged from afar by
vigilant sentry officers but she refused to stop claiming to be coming from Monguno to see her
parents in Dikwa.
The soldiers
however sensing the direction of
approach was suspicious and abnormal,
fired a shot at her and the Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device
(PBIED) which she was carrying exploded
with a loud bang, killing her instantly and
causing minor injury on 2 soldiers and a
Civilian JTF assisting them.
The injured
soldiers and the civilian have been
treated and have continued with their duties.
The Army said
the incident has shown that there are a
few of the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists that are determi
The army also
revealed that there is very reliable
information that remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists now disguise or pretend
to be madmen or women in order to gain access to some locations especially in
Maiduguri.
It warned
that all should be very wary of any
seemingly mentally unstable or mad men or women found wandering and report same
saying it is imperative for all to be
more security conscious and vigilant especially during the Eid festivities and
public holidays. THENATIONONLINENG
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