Military officers walk past the remains of a car after an explosion on July 23, 2014 in Kaduna, north of Nigeria. A second blast in the city has killed at least 17 people, the national rescue agency said, after an earlier suicide attack in the city killed at least 25. An around-the-clock curfew was announced for the city after the bombings
Security operatives have demoblilised materials suspected to be Improvised Explosive Devises (IED) planted near the office of the Borno State Pilgrims Welfare Board in Maiduguri The Public Relations Officer of the Borno State Police Command, Mr Victor Isuku, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri on Monday.
He said that the IEDs, which were planted by people suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terror group were demobilised by a joint security team. “I can confirm that it was a joint police/military operation that demobilised the IEDs but thank God, no live was lost or injuries recorded, “Isuku said.
No fewer than 20 people were killed after three female suicide bombers detonated IEDs in Chibok, headquarters of the Chibok Local Government Area of the state last month.
NAN
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