UPDATED: Boko Haram launches attack on Maiduguri, Repelled by Troops Killing Scores (Photos)
theGazetteNGRYesterday’s strike validates previously unsubstantiated intelligence.
At around dusk, the insurgents passed through Adawari, a neighborhood behind Jiddari-Polo, a densely populated district in the capital city.
‘It was a heavy attack but later was repelled successfully, just minor casualties from the civilians’
motorbikes after sanding security ditches created for easy passage.
Military fatalities have been reported, although they have yet to be confirmed.
Three bodies were seen being evacuated, according to the source.
Residents have resumed their activities in preparation for the Eid celebrations, and the calm has returned.
In the general vicinity of Maiduguri, the Air force is also backed by air patrol.
There have been rumors in recent weeks that the rebels are planning an attack on Maiduguri during the Eid celebrations.
The
Borno State Police Command had previously announced that vehicular
movement would be prohibited on Eid day only, till 12 noon.
This
is for the safety of worshipers, according to the Command’s PPRO, DSP
Edet Okon, who has also been advised to be security vigilant.
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