SAN FRANCISCO, October 30, (THEWILL) – Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, have averted a suicide bomb attack when it intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber.
According to Col. Sani Usman, the army spokesman, in a statement, the troops, who were deployed on security duty, killed the bomber, who had attempted to sneak through their inner parapet towards the IDP camp.
He revealed that the incident occurred at about 9.00 a.m on Sunday but added that the situation at the camp was calm.
“The vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close,” he said.
“The sniper instantly shot and killed the terrorists 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.”
THEWILL recalls that suicide bombers killed some nine people close to the camp on Saturday after detonating their explosives.
Story by Oputah David
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