Speaking at a Town Hall meeting in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Jonathan said he was curious on why attacks have continued to be on the rise in Borno State while peace is gradually returning to states like Yobe, Bauchi, Gombe and Kano
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The attack was launched at Monguno Barracks in the early hours of Sunday
The spokesman of the JTFLieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said the explosion occurred around the Post Ofice area of Maiduguri at about 1pm
The violence was said to have followed the ban placed on the sale of bush meat in the local market by the residents
A statement by the spokesperson of NEMA, Yushau Shuaib, however, said two persons were killed by unidentified gunmen around the same area on Sunday
The spokesman, Borno State Police Command, Gideon Jibrin, confirmed the incident
A deacon and five church members were killed
In a statement signed by the JTF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, the task force said it also recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions from the terrorist’s hideout
Kusurambe, according to reports, was killed in his home in the wee hours of Monday
The children – ages five, seven and 12 – were slaughtered on Thursday in Sulimanti Ward of Maiduguri, Borno State by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram
The JTF said Ibn Saleh Ibrahim, who led the group that killed Shuwa, based on an order from Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, was shot dead during a joint operation on Thursday
While five of the Igbo technicians – welders – were killed in Gaidam, Yobe State, one – a fridge repairer – was killed in Maiduguri, Borno State
The Commissioner, Borno State Police Command, Abdullahi Yuguda, who confirmed the incidents, said the Chinese workers were killed by yet-to-be-apprehended gunmen in Benisheik, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday
The Chibok Divisional Police Station, a Bible School, a primary school and a telecoms mast were torched by the Boko Haram members late on Tuesday