About eight soldiers and other civilians have been reported
killed in another bomb blast in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The suicide bomber was said to have targeted a military
checkpoint near the Maimalari Military barracks along Baga road west of the
metropolis after passing through other check point from Baga town.
Boko Haram insurgents have continued a sustained suicide
attacks on Maiduguri since President Mohammadu Buhari was sworn in on May 29,
with no day passing by without an attack on the troubled city.
It was gathered that the bomber deliberately chose to
detonate his device when residents were rushing back home ahead the 7pm curfew
time.
A Civilian JTF who pleaded for anonymity informed that many
soldiers were killed in the attack. He added, “the bomber was clever to come to
the checkpoint and stopped to be checked by the soldiers from a car when he
triggered off his explosive. I counted about eight soldiers that were killed on
the spot.”
An impeccable military source who prefers anonymity
confirmed the attack but however informed that the attack was not exactly on
the check point but rather near the barracks.
He said, “yes the blast occurred near the barracks and
killed a number of people. But the suicide attack did not occur at exactly the
checkpoint; it happened about 60meters meter away from the soldiers checkpoint.
The Nation
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