By Ndubuisi Michaels
Sixteen persons, including 7 suicide bombers, were killed on
Sallah day and Monday in Borno State as Boko Haram terrorists unleashed mayhem
on parts of the state, including the capital, Maiduguri.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, Commissioner of Police,
Borno State, Mr. Damian Chukwu, said: “Yesterday (Sunday) 25th June, 2017 at
about 2221hrs. A male suicide bomber, gained entry into the premises of
University of Maiduguri, and detonated PBIED on his body near the Rapid
Response Services Office building.
Chukwu further said: “The suicide bomber died while three
University security personnel on duty were injured.
“One of the injured security personnel, a female (whose
identity was given as Becky Edubi), later died while being attended to at the
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.”
He added that: “In another development at about 2230hrs same
night. Four female suicide bombers infiltrated Zannari community in Gwange
general area of Jere local government area.
Two of the suicide bombers detonated PBIEDs on their bodies
in two residential buildings.
The bombers died killing eight other persons while eleven
(11) others were injured.
“The third bomber detonated killing himself alone. The
fourth female suicide bomber, identity not known, who was arrested also died
the same night as a result of injuries she sustained.”
The Police Commissioner also revealed that: “Yet in another
development, today (Monday) at about 0408hrs. Two female suicide bombers
detonated PBIEDs on their bodies within the premises of University of
Maiduguri.
“One detonated close to the Entrepreneurship and Skill
Acquisition Centre Complex killing herself with no other casualty.
“The other suicide bomber detonated behind Works Department
complex also killing herself with no other casualty.”
He said: “EOD/SARS and patrol teams were mobilised to the
scenes,” disclosing that: “The dead and injured were evacuated to University of
Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.”
He added that: “The EOD sanitized and rendered the various
scenes and their neighbourhoods safe,” assuring members of the public that:
“Normalcy has been restored.”
He said: “In all, 16 persons including the suicide bombers
died in the multiple explosions while 13 persons were injured.”
The State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, had earlier on
Sunday, before the attacks, appealed to the Nigerian military to intensify
efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency that had ravaged the North East for
long.
Shettima made the appeal while speaking at this year’s Eid
el Fitr reception for members of the State Executive Council and other
dignitaries at the Government House Maiduguri.
He said although the military had recorded tremendous
successes against the insurgents, the recent spate of attacks in different
parts of the state was worrisome.
“We have to commend President Muhammadu Buhari and the
military for their efforts in fighting the Boko Haram insurgents.
“But in the last two weeks, we have had tremendous security
challenges in Damboa, in Chibok, in Maiduguri and in all nooks and crannies of
the state.
“We were literary attacked by the insurgents from different
angles.
“Yes, we had recorded lots of successes before’’.
Shettima urged the
military to strive hard and contain the recent wave of attacks by the
insurgents.
“We witnessed lots of setbacks in a short while. All hands
must be on deck for us to have lasting peace in this part of the world.
“It is not for us to take two steps forward and one step backwards,
it is not for us to wake up to be reluctant to open our phones for fear of
getting uncomplimentary stories about attacks in the state,’’ he said.
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