Scores of villagers in Tudun Biri in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State were killed after a bomb was allegedly dropped by a military jet during a Maulud celebration.
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According to available information, the blast occurred on Thursday as security operatives were still battling rampaging terrorists.
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Military spokesman, Restituto Padilla, said the attack occurred in Marawi City in Lanao del Sur province.
He said that the troops were part of an advance party ahead of the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the area, which might not go ahead now for security reasons
Isuku said: “At about 2359hours on Friday, a suicide bomber trying to infiltrate Custom House IDP camp along Maiduguri-Gamboru/Ngala road, was intercepted and gunned down by troops when he refused to stop for a routine check
The troops located and recovered two heavy IEDs buried in the ground by suspected remnants of Boko Haram terrorists
Usman said: “Today at about 6.15am, two suspected female Boko Haram suicide bombers attempted to attack Internally Displaced Persons fetching water at a borehole located about three kilometres, outskirt of Monguno
The explosions, targeting US diplomats, Shi’ite worshippers and a security headquarters at a mosque in the holy city of Medina, follow days of mass killings claimed by the Islamic State group in Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq
In a statement by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Yakubu Dati, FAAN said: “The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is constrained to advise all airport users, especially passengers and airline operators, to be security conscious at airports, following the spate of recent security breaches, including bomb blasts, at some airports around the world
The statement said: “Troops of 7 Division recovered and successfully detonated Improvised Explosive Device planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists that came in a tricycle in Gomari, Maiduguri, on Wednesday in conjunction with Nigeria Police Explosive Ordinance Device team
The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
Those killed included a policeman, who attempted to stop the female suicide bomber for questioning
It said: “The U.S. condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing at a mosque on March 16 near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in North Eastern Nigeria.
Speaking at a ceremony during which the materials and the arrested men were exhibited to newsmen, Agadez’s Governor, Colonel Fodé Camara, said: “We believe these actions will help reduce insecurity in the region
No group has yet said it was behind the attack during Thursday’s evening prayers, that also left many people injured.
More than 100 people were killed in three explosions last month in the city, which is considered the birthplace of Boko Haram
Reports had it that the explosions occurred at about 6:20pm.
The explosions were said to have occurred at Ajilari, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State
A statement by the spokesman of the DHQ, Colonel Rabe Abubakar, said: “The military high command has discovered that the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) in the areas have used such lethal instruments over time to push their callous terrorist cause. For easy identification, it is important to note that cluster bombs are bombs that house submunitions, that is, smaller explosives contained in individual cases. These bombs are used against large areas containing many targets, such as columns of vehicles, marketplaces, places of worship or large troop concentration as the case may be
Alhaji Musa Idi, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the development to newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday.