Suicide Bombers Attack Troops In Maiduguiri

The Nigeria army had their hands full on Thursday night as they tried to repel an attack by Boko haram suicide bombers in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, killing about nine of the attackers.

Multiple explosions were heard across the city between 11 p.m. on Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday morning as the suicide bombers detonated their explosive belts in different locations.

Several commercial vehicles were razed near a popular bus station, Muna Garage, injuring about eight members of the civilian JTF operatives, a witness Ayuba Ibrahim said.

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Ibrahim also confirmed that all the suicide bombers died in the explosion.

“But most of the trucks that were loaded with goods for export to Chad and the border communities were destroyed and commodities worth millions of naira may have been destroyed,” said Mr. Ibrahim.

The spokesman for the Borno State police command, Victor Isukwu, who confirmed the incident, said only the suicide bombers died in the attack.

“Yesterday at about 2318hrs, a suicide bomber sneaked into the midst of 13 pickup trucks loaded with goods along Maiduguri/Mafa road, said to be awaiting departure to Gamboru Ngala early hours of today and detonated IEDs strapped on self,” he said.

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“The resulting Explosion razed down the parked vehicles beyond recognition. EOD/Police patrol team was promptly deployed to the scene to restore safety & normalcy.”

He added that Civilian-JTF operatives, opened fire on some Boko Haram gunmen who were trying to sneak into the city riding on motorcycles with the six suicide bombers.

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