Today, at about 4.00am troops of 101 Battalion of 7
Division received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city by 4
suspected Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers from Sambisa forest
through Cashew Plantation.
The ever vigilant troops responded decisively by
intercepting and neutralizing of the suspected terrorists at Madiyari
village, while the third suicide bomber was intercepted and neutralized
at Jimini-Bolori village.
Unfortunately 3
of our soldiers sustained injuries in the process and they have been
evacuated to the unit’s Regimental Aid Post (RAP), for treatment.
The 2 unexploded
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the suicide bombers were safely
detonated by a combined team of Nigeria Police and our Explosive
Ordinance Device (EOD) experts.
In a related
development, the troops also arrested 3 suspected Boko Haram terrorists
at Nwagafete village comprising 2 women and a 16 year old boy who were
connected to suspected terrorists’ food vendors earlier arrested.Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations
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