TROOPS INTERCEPT SUICIDE BOMBERS IN BORNO (VIEWERS DISCRETION)

Today, at about 4.00am troops of 101
Battalion of 7 Division received a tip off
about impending attack in Maiduguri city by
4 suspected Boko Haram terrorists suicide
bombers from Sambisa forest through
Cashew Plantation.
The ever vigilant troops responded
decisively by intercepting and neutralizing
of the suspected terrorists at Madiyari
village, while the third suicide bomber was
intercepted and neutralized at Jimini-Bolori
village.
Unfortunately 3 of our soldiers sustained
injuries in the process and they have been
evacuated to the unit’s Regimental Aid Post
(RAP), for treatment.
The 2 unexploded Improvised Explosive
Devices (IEDs) on the suicide bombers were
safely detonated by a combined team of
Nigeria Police and our Explosive Ordinance
Device (EOD) experts.
In a related development, the troops also
arrested 3 suspected Boko Haram
terrorists at Nwagafete village comprising 2
women and a 16 year old boy who were
connected to suspected terrorists’ food
vendors earlier arrested.
Kindly disseminate the above information
and the enclosed photographs to the public
through your medium.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations