A male suicide
bomber targeting a major motorpark in Maiduguri, Borno State has killed himself
and a passerby.
The bomber was
said to be attempting to enter the Muna Garage Motorpark at about 9.30pm
Wednesday night, but was intercepted. “He blew off himself and killed one
person nearby,” a Civilian JTF commander, who preferred anonymity, told Daily
Sun.
The police
command’s spokesman, Victor Isuku, a Deputy Superintendent, confirmed the
incident in a statement to newsmen. “An explosion occurred at Muna Garage along
Gamboru-Ngala Road, Maiduguri. Two persons including the suicide bomber died on
the spot,” he said.
Isuku said a
Mercedes Benz car parked by the roadside near the scene of the blast was
damaged.
The explosion
occurred nearly a week when multiple explosions linked to Boko Haram hit the
city, killing six people.
In one of the
blasts which occurred a few metres from the scene of Wednesday’s explosion, two
suicide bombers were killed by the explosives detonated by them. Many residents
said they feared Boko Haram bombers may have sneaked into the city. But the
military maintained there was no cause for alarm.
“The impact of
recent suicide bombing in Maiduguri though sad and unfortunate, was minimal due to the alertness of troops
and other security agencies,” Gen Irabor said.”
Meanwhile, the
military yesterday confirmed the killing by Boko Haram of the Commanding
Officer of 114TF Batallion, Lt.-Col. B. U. Umar. He was ambushed after a bomb
explsion in Borno State.
Col. Umar died
immediately in the attack which occurred at about 9:30a.m. on November 15,
another officer, a lieutenant, died later from the attack while eight others were
injured.
Commander of
Operation Lafiya Dole in the North-East, Major-General Lucky Irabor, confirmed
the incident on Wednesday.
He said: “On
November 15 , at about 0930hrs, our troops while on patrol to Mubi encountered
an IED explosion along Bitta–Pirang Road and thereafter, were ambushed by Boko
Haram terrorists”, Irabor said at a
Press conference.
“Troops
successfully cleared the ambush after a fight and unfortunately, the Commanding
Officer, Lt.-Col. B.U. Umar lost his life on the spot. Subsequently, Lt Muktar
also died in the hospital where eight other soldiers who are wounded in action
were receiving treatment. The wounded soldiers have been responding to
treatment”, he said.
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