By Ndahi Marama

MAIDUGURI-  What could have been multiple explosions in the popular Fish Market of Baga Road in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, Monday afternoon, were averted by the men of Joint Military Taskforce, JTF,  when they killed eight  suspected members of   Boko Haram sect who attempted to unleash terror on innocent traders.

 It was gathered that the blasts were averted following the alertness of traders in the market who noticed unusual movement of a person within the market square and quickly alerted  the JTF.

Confirming the incident,  JTF Spokesperson, Lt. Col. Hassan Mohammed said some suspected members of the sect invaded Baga Fish Market at about noon and shot three traders.

He  stated that his men who were immediately deployed to the scene were able to kill eight  members of the sect and detonated three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) suspected to have been planted by the killed sect members.

Hassan however, assured that JTF were on top of the security challenges in the state and urged members of the public not to panic but to go about their normal businesses.