40 Suicide Bombers Reportedly Sneaked Into Maiduguri
Reports coming from Maiduguri, Borno State, indicate that at least 40 Boko Haram suicide bombers, including teenage girls, sneaked into the city to launch attacks.
Days after the two bombs in Kano detonated on Monday during the end of Ramadan celebrations allegedly by teenage girls, Leadership reports with reference to different sources that scores of terrorists entered Maiduguri.
A member of the Civilian-JTF who asked not to reveal his name said a suspected sect member arrested July 27 in the city made the confession, adding that out of 40 who had arrived in Maiduguri with the intention to bomb the state capital, 2 were girls.
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Civilian-JTF operative said they managed to arrest 7, but were still in search for 33 others.
"When we interrogated them, they were able to reveal that the girls, just like they did in Kano, would be used to carry bombs tied to their bodies and covered by their hijabs to crowded places where they would be detonated by some other persons holding the remote-controlled detonator. We have tried to make them reveal where others are being kept but have not been successful."
The information was confirmed by a member of the Nigeria vigilante Muhammed Gava who put the number of terrorists at around 20:
"The bus had the paint of the Nigeria Air Force and it carried plenty people, about 20 or so, both men and girls, into Maiduguri. It came from the direction of Damboa, and some members of the Civilian-JTF tried to stop it around Polo area but the driver did not stop. And when they later tried to go after the bus, they lost its track; but they are still searching for the bus."
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Borno police urged the state residents to beware of ladies covered with hijab and standing by the roadsides or asking about how to reach a particular place, but they did not provide any information whatsoever about Sunday arrests.
SSS representative, who pleaded anonymity, also commented on the matter:
"What we have was that a large number of suspected Boko Haram gunmen had invaded the town before and during the Eid celebration with the intention of carrying out suicide bombings using some of the girls they came in with to actualise their evil plan. Some arrests were made, and investigation is still on to fish out others from their hideouts."
It would be recalled that two deadly attacks were launched Monday in Kano. The first one, which occurred at NNPC Mega Filling Station at Hotoro Quarter along Maiduguri road, killed 4, including the suspected female suicide bomber. Hours later another blast rocked Kano shopping mall leaving a suicide bomber, also a female, dead and 6 others injured.
Borno is among the states where the Nigerian authorities have recently extended the emergency rule for 6 more months. Critics of the move say that despite the strong presence of military in the northern region the states have witnessed the direst attacks in their history within this period.
Source: Legit.ng
