A jeep full of Improvised Explosives Devises, IED, was among the weapons recovered by troops conducting Cordon and Search Operations after suicide bombing attacks on Zabamari Muna near Maiduguri.
The jeep, along with two hilux vehicles being used by terrorists were destroyed in the course of pursuit and encounter with a group of terrorists trying to escape after simultaneous attacks on targets in the communities last Thursday and Friday.
According to a statement issued in Abuja yesterday and signed by the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, six suicide bombers also detonated themselves in Borno State.
“A total of six suicide bombers had detonated themselves around the garage killing scores of people while some people were also wounded. A soldier also died. “Military Explosives Ordinance experts backed by Police Bomb Disposal Units are continuing with vigorous search for any bombs that might have been hidden or left unexploded in the area”.
In a related development, the military further disclosed that “all other offensive operations of counter-terrorist campaign against terrorists are continuing in various fronts’’. “Additional deployment of men and equipment to enhance the scope of the mission both within the country and at borders are also continuing,” he said.
