Soldiers of the Nigerian army on April 7 intercepted some suspected Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers coming from Sambisa forest through Cashew Plantation.
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| Deceased Suicide bomber |
Troops of 101 Battalion of 7 Division received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city and swiftly swung into action to avert the attack at about 4.00am .
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| One of the deceased suicide bombers |
This was contained in a statement issued on April 7 by colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the acting director army public relations, a copy obtained by Naij.com.
“The ever vigilant troops responded decisively by intercepting and neutralizing of the suspected terrorists at Madiyari village, while the third suicide bomber was intercepted and neutralized at Jimini-Bolori village.
“Unfortunately 3 of our soldiers sustained injuries in the process and they have been evacuated to the unit’s Regimental Aid Post (RAP), for treatment,” he said. It was gathered that the two unexploded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the suicide bombers were safely detonated by a combined team of Nigeria Police and army Explosive ordinance device (EOD) experts.
In a related development, the troops also arrested three suspected Boko Haram terrorists at Nwagafete village comprising two women and a 16-year-old boy who were connected to suspected terrorists’ food vendors earlier arrested.
Source: Naij.com
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