The attack was launched at Monguno Barracks in the early hours of Sunday
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The spokesman of the JTFLieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said the explosion occurred around the Post Ofice area of Maiduguri at about 1pm
The arrest was effected by the team under the Joint Task Force
The seven suicide bombers were arrested in Kaura, Kaduna State while on their way to Nasarawa State
According to the spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, 17 members of the Boko Haram sect were shot dead during the operation while a security operative lost his life
Spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said two of the suspected Boko Haram members were killed, two arrested and a soldier injured in a shootout
The JTF said Zangina, popularly known as Mallam Abdullahi or Alhaji Musa, was arrested in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
A statement by the spokesman of the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said the incident occurred at 5:50am on January 4 at Gwange, when terrorists attacked a JTF location
But the Captain of the vessel, Rauf Rasak, said they were coerced into the illegal bunkering
The spokesman, Borno State Police Command, Gideon Jibrin, confirmed the incident
The JTF, according to information from its base in Kano, detected several bombs that had been strategically placed for detonation on Christmas
Army spokesman, Lt. Eli Lazarus, said the attack began late Sunday night in the city and went on for hours after suspected sect members bombed a local police station and attacked a bank branch
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
In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Borno State, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, said the military, acting on information, carried out a cordon and search operation at Bulabulin Ganram area of Maiduguri Metropolis, with the suspected Boko Haram members resisting the move
The JTF, said the storage facility, located in Damaturu, Yobe State, was discovered during a cordon and search operation
The offer, contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the military outfit in Borno State, the Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, placed a N50 million tag on Shekau
The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta arrested the Shell employees, Bori Friday and Young Apahia, on Monday at about 9:30pm at Kporgho-Ogoni in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State
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
The killing was confirmed by the spokesman of the Joint Task Force in Yobe State, Lieutenant Eli Lazarus