The teenager is among three suspects arrested by the military when they allegedly came for a suicide mission at a military facility in Jakana in Maiduguri
Browsing: Improvised Explosive Device
Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police, made this known in a statement in Maiduguri
This was confirmed on Sunday by the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman
Though the spokesman said only the bomber, suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect, was killed during the incident as the vehicles were parked empty, reports from the area indicated otherwise
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
According to available information, the explosion occurred at about 8:15am on Sunday
The terrorists, according to the military, were arrested in Kaduna after painstaking surveillance and proactive intelligence operations over a period of time
According to the Media Team Leader of the 2015 Arba’een symbolic trek, Ibrahim Usman, the incident occurred at Dakasoye village area of Garun Mallam Local Government Area of Kano State around 2:30pm
The explosion was suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device
This was confirmed by the National Emergency Management Agency on its Twitter handle
An eyewitness, Malam Musa Mohammed, who is an orange seller, told NAN that the first bomb exploded at exactly 5:20pm and seconds later and a few meters away, a second one went off
The Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Opadokun, made the confirmation on Wednesday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.
The state Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Opadokun, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria
A trader at the market, Mallam Modu Walama, told newsmen that the blast occurred shortly before the commencement of the afternoon prayer at the mosque
People gathering for the rally are reportedly scampering for safety
Jibrilla said the incident occurred when some youths lit fire to warm themselves because of harmatan cold but mistakenly added a leather object they picked by the roadside containing a strange object
The police said seven persons were killed, while 10 were injured
The initial fatality figure was put at nine
The IEDs were discovered by the campus security squad
A resident of Mubi, who simply identified himself as Baba, said the device went off along Ahmadu Bello Way, around a popular market known as Kasuwan Kuturu