Suicide bomber attacks military check point, kills 5
The bomber was said to have detonated his Improvised Explosive Device (IED), at a military check point killing 5 civilian JTF and injured 6 others.
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Mr Ibrahim Abdulkadir, Zonal Information Officer, of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Borno, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He told NAN in Maiduguri that the incident occurred around 1:30 pm.
He said that the bomber detonated his Improvised Explosive Device (IED), at a military check point killing the victims.
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Malam Bello Danbatta, the spokesperson of the Civilian JTF, said he lost four of his men including the leader of the task force in Konduga.
Danbatta described the loss as shocking and said that many of his members had lost their lives fighting Boko Haram.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it neutralised six Boko Haram members during its clearance operations at Gashigar, Borno.
Brig. Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director Army Public Relations, who disclosed this in a statement, said some of the terrorists were wounded, while weapons were recovered during the encounter.
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According to him, troops also successfully cleared Gambori, Dumbawa, Damsu, Awardi, Kanaram, Laridi, Malumdi and Yaramdi villages at the fringe of Sambisa forest.
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