At least five persons were killed as four suicide bombers detonated explosives at three different locations in Muna area of Borno State early Wednesday morning, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has confirmed. The areas affected, according to NEMA, Muna Usmani, Muna Garage and Muna Ethiopia respectively. The agency said the incidence in which 11 […]
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Four people were killed while eight sustained injuries when suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated explosives in Umarari village, Borno, on Saturday night. According to the Borno police command, the attack was carried out by three suicide bombers, a male and two females. Victor Isuku, the police spokesperson, who confirmed the incident said the bombers attempted to gain […]
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Security operatives and members of Civilian JTF volunteer group have intercepted a pregnant suicide bomber and another woman in Borno State. The two female suicide bombers were subdued when they refused to surrender and attempted to attack a security post. The incident occured in Ummarari village along mulai axis of Maiduguri Damboa road at the […]
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The Borno Police Command said on Friday that a suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosive in the midst of 13 trucks along Maiduguri/ Mafa road leading to mass destruction. The Spokesman of the command, Mr Victor Isuku ,said this in a statement in Maiduguri. “On Thursday at about 23:18 hrs, a suicide bomber sneaked into […]
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Attempts by Suicide Bombers to attack a mosque and a security post in Borno State were foiled by vigilant security men and volunteers. It was gathered that the incidents occurred at Usmanti and Kaleri area of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. The first attack occurred late midnight of Tuesday, January 24, 2017 when […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep regret over the accidental bombing of humanitarian workers and civilians in the internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Borno state, which resulted in the death of 52 persons, with over 120 injured. He expressed regret at the tragedy, saying the federal government would lend a hand to the Borno […]
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian non-governmental organisation best known for its life-saving projects in war-torn regions, says 52 people were killed and at least 120 people were wounded when a Nigerian Air force jet mistakenly bombed an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Borno State, on Tuesday. […]
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There is pandemonium at Rann IDP camp in Borno State, as several people are feared dead after a military plane mistakenly dropped a bomb inside the camp. The Rann IDP camp in Kala-balge Local Government Area caters for thousands of persons displaced by Boko Haram. According to sources, at least hundred people were injured and […]
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The spokesman of the Borno Police Command, Mr Victor Esuku, on Monday disclosed that eight people died in five separate suicide attacks in Maiduguri on Sunday night. According to the statement released by the police, five suicide bombers, a Civilian JTF and two others died in the separate attacks at Garki Muna village and Kaleri area of […]
Continue ReadingSuspected suicide bombers have detonated bombs along Maiduguri – Damboa road in the fringes of the metropolis. The second explosion occurred close to an Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) camp. A witness said “Bomb blast in Bakassi IDP Camp of Maiduguri and the second bomb blast at NNPC Depot Damboa Road.” As the security and response […]
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