No fewer than Seven soldiers and a suicide bomber may have died in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on a military patrol in the Yobe State capital, Damaturu, on Sunday.
Some residential properties in Shagari Low Cost Housing Estate in Damaturu, Yobe State were also destroyed in the attack, which occurred when the suicide bomber detonated explosives hidden in a parked car.
Instead of subjecting his vehicle to a compulsory search by the patrol team, the bomber drove off and this led to a chase by the JTF officers.
The suicide bomber detonated the bomb when the team caught up with him
Witnesses said the explosion was part of a number of coordinated attacks unleashed on Damaturu by suspected Boko Haram militants.
Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Patrick Egbuniwe, confirmed the attacks to newsmen on Sunday.
He, however, declined to give a figure of the casualties.
Boko Haram in a new video released on Saturday slammed United States President Barack Obama for declaring three of the deadly group’s leaders terrorists.
The group also called on President Goodluck Jonathan to convert to Islam. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Why can't d leader of dis group sacrifice his own life instead of wasting other innoncent lives. I am sorry, d followers of dis man are like cows d hausas are rearing. They don''t think at all. Ha ba! Hausas are morons!
ReplyDeleteI took exception 2 ur generalised comment that Hausas are morons. You are not fair to the whole Hausa race. Can u simply put that such followers of this/those people are morons 'cos there was no official reports released as per the tribe of the terrorist. Thank u. The dasterdely act is condenmable and the perpatrators should be bring to face the full wrath of the law.
ReplyDeletewhich law?
ReplyDeletewhere was the law when the north was being deprived of basic education by northern politicians?
it is nemesis for the whole northern oligachy.
Awolowo (RIP)once said "the children of the poor that the rich failed to train will not let the children of the rich enjoy the wealth of the rich"
RANkadede is no longer ranked and dede(good)
i feel the presiden(cy) should resign. condemnation and ''being on top of it'' has failed everybody
bakare said it and now boko haram. if he is bold and ready to crush them, he should relocate aso mud(rock) to borno.
gbam
This BH are simply ANTICHRIST. It's hightime pple start realising dat, bcos they're neither christians nor muslims nt going 2 cease fire. What they're doing now is just like a reharsal prior 2 d war ahead. Let both d christians and Muslim faithful pray to God 4 4givness n deliveranc frm dis BH. GOD, SAVE NIGERIA.
ReplyDeleteThis BH are simply ANTICHRIST. It's hightime pple start realising dat, bcos they're neither christians nor muslims nt going 2 cease fire. What they're doing now is just like a reharsal prior 2 d war ahead. Let both d christians and Muslim faithful pray to God 4 4givness n deliveranc frm dis BH. GOD, SAVE NIGERIA.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous 12:24 u r right.
ReplyDeleteBH:o are demons. They need to be delivered first.
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