Troops of 101 Battalion of Divison 7, on Friday, received a tip off about impending attack in Maiduguri city by four suspected Boko Haram terrorist suicide bombers, from the Sambisa forest.
A statement by Col. Sani Usman, said the vigilant troops responded by intercepting and neutralizing the suspected terrorists at Madiyari village, while the third suicide bomber was intercepted and killed 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”, he added.
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