SAN FRANCISCO, March 10, (THEWILL) – A female suicide bomber, Tuesday evening , rocked the Maiduguri Monday market, killing at least 34 persons and injuring several others.
The attack on the market in the Borno State capital, came on a day the Nigerian Army announced the recapture of Bama, the second largest town in the state, earlier seized by Boko Haram , in a battle led by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), the 7th division, General Lamidi Adeosun.
THEWILL gathered that General Adeosun marched his troops to Kodunga and Bama on Monday and with little resistance routed the insurgents and liberated Bama by Tuesday.
A military source told THEWILL: “we are happy that our commander in Chief has been able to upgrade us and as we speak, we have the right equipment to end the war in the next one week. The GOC himself is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that we meet the deadline for elections to the best of his human ability.
“The general did not even utilise our crack boys in Konduga. He just took his team from our supply of new boys here and drove straight into Bama leaving the Konduga guys to rest and continue watching his back till he took over Bama, chased the bad people out and removed their flags and install our authority.”
This account was corroborated by another military source, who said: “This latest feat can be attributed to the support from Abuja, we now have the right kind of equipment to fight and can now fight the insurgency to a standstill.”
The liberation of Bama came as the Maiduguri Monday market was rocked by a female suicide bomber who died alongside eleven innocent persons.
Local sources said 21 other persons injured in the attack were taken to the State Specialists Hospital and Mamman Shuwa Memorial Hospital in the state capital for treatment.
