The Borno State Police Command said that two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers in a tricycle on Saturday attacked the Borno Express Terminus Motor Park by detonating their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), and killed two passersby with the injuring of three others at about 7.15am.
The injured ones, according to police authorities, has been evacuated by National Emergency Management Agency and other rescue teams to hospital for treatment, while the bodies of victims, were deposited at hospital morgue for identification, before release for burial.
Confirming yesterday’s incident, the Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderemi Opadokun in a text message to our correspondent said: “There was an IED explosion at about 0700 hrs today by the Welcome to Maiduguri Gate; and near the office of the State Department of Security Services (SSS) and El-Kanemi Theological College, Maiduguri.”
He said the suspects had wanted to target the Borno Express Motor Park, which has high peak of travelers between the early morning hours of 7am-10am daily.
On the bomb scare at Baga road, Opadukun however said: “In BEWAC areas along Baga road; there was a bomb scare at about 9am this morning; but it was discovered to be no explosive by our EOD mine unit. Investigation by the police is already in progress.”
Meanwhile scores of suspected terrorists were feared dead when they clashed with newly deployed troops along the Damaturu-Maiduguri road on yesterday morning.
The incident according to sources took place between Ngamdu- Mainok- Jakana villages which is about 50km drive to Maiduguri, the state capital.
The source said, the terrorists in a convoy of three white -in- colour Hilux Vehicles had earlier barricaded the road where they blocked two motorists including a truck which they suspected were conveying foodstuff to Maiduguri, but luck run out of them as troops with support from the Jakana villagers immediately swung into action and killed some of the terrorists, dislodged most of them before they set ablaze two hilux vehicles with destruction of the other white new brand hilux belonging to the terrorists.
The source added that at about 12noon, a detached group of military troops were seen at the scene with over four armoured personnel Carriers evacuating some corpses and the injured to Maiduguri, but insisted that he cannot know whether any of the troops had a casualty during the deadly clash that lasted for about two hours.
“I can confidentially tell you that the busy Maiduguri-Damaturu road had a deadly attack between insurgents and troops, which I believe many of the terrorists were killed with destruction of three of their vehicles”, the source stated.
A police officer stationed in one of the villagers on the said highway informed our reporter that travellers are being asked to make a u-turn as the terrorists had taken over the road between Benisheik (a town 85km away from Maiduguri) and Ngamdu (35km away from Damaturu.
The officer, who does not want to mention his name because it is not part of his job to speak to the press, said the terrorists had attacked Ngamdu village of Benesheikh, the council headquarters of Kaga Local Government Area and killed ten persons there on Friday night.
“It may be the same group of terrorists that attempted to attack Benesheikh on Friday but were repelled by troops that were crossing the main road before they clash with the troops on Saturday morning”. The police source stated.
Source: Tribune
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