Boko Haram: Insurgents trying to remain relevant at all cost – Army

The Nigerian Army has said that the Boko Haram insurgents are trying to remain relevant at all cost.

This Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Onyema Nwanchukwu disclosed this in a statement in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

Nwanchukwu, while reacting to the suicide attack in Maiduguri earlier on Wednesday, said the insurgents were after soft targets to remain relevant.

According to him, “These attacks on soft targets are indicative of a drowned Boko Haram group.

“They have lost ground and focus, hence the only way to remain relevant is to callously attack soft targets using person- borne IEDs and other forms of IEDs.”

He recalled that, “At about 1:30 a.m. today, three suicide bombers attempted infiltrating Maiduguri metropolis through Mulai or Usmanti but were intercepted by vigilant civilians in that community.

“Realizing that they had been busted the suicide bombers detonated their suicide vests killing themselves.

“Regrettably however one civilian died in the explosion and seven others suffered injuries of varying degrees.

“Troops were immediately deployed to cordon off the area and the injured are currently receiving medical attention at the UMTH.”

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