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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