A suicide bomber suspected to be member of Boko Haram
terrorist strapped with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on Wednesday
morning killed himself, with many people injured near a mosque in Sulimanti
ward of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. more pics...
Unconfirmed report said that the
suicide bombers, two in number stormed the area, but the other one escaped
without detonating his IED, a situation that men of the Civilian JTF and
volunteered residents are combing the whole area with a view to arrest the
fleeing suicide bomber. Sources said, “the suicide bomber who disguised as a
worshipper attempted to enter the nearby Masalacin Kofar Shehu Councillor
(mosque) when Muslim faithful were performing their morning prayers, but the
IEDs he was carrying exploded few metres to the mosque leaving the suicide
bomber dead with few others who were about to enter the mosque injured”.
This
is not the first time the mosque will witness an attack, as some boko haram
members attacked and killed residents with Ak47 rifles near the Mosque in 2012.
The incident took place at about 4:50am, leaving residents of Maiduguri into
awe as it has been close to two months now without any explosion or gunshot
within the metropolis.
A resident of Sulimanti, Mallam Ali Aji who also was in
the mosque when the explosion occurred told our Correspondent that,
“immediately after the blast, worshippers had to desert the mosque for dear
lives, before men of the Civilian JTF and military arrived the scene and cordon
off the whole area, as I am speaking to you now, the charred body of the
suicide bomber is scattered all over the place”. Our Correspondent gathered
that the injured have since been evacuated to hospitals within the metropolis.
source vanguardngr
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