A suicide bomber has been killed by a sniper at an internally displaced persons camp in Borno state, the Nigerian army said in a statement on Sunday, a day after many were killed and injured by the terrorists at the same camp and another location in the state.
Boko Haram terrorists pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in March last year and have since modelled their barbarism after the Middle East killers. They have killed thousands of people since they began their insurgency in 2009 and kidnapped many, including the Chibok girls who were abducted over two years ago and remain missing till date, although a tiny number was recently released. The millions who have been displaced are frequently attacked by the terrorists at various camps across the northeastern part of the country.
“At about 9.00am this morning, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, on security duty, intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber who had attempted to sneak through the troops’ inner parapet towards the IDP camp,” a spokesman of the Nigerian army said.
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who is the Acting Director Army Public Relations, said “the vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close. The sniper instantly shot and killed the terrorists as he tried to force his way to the western flank of the IDP camp fence”.
“Unfortunately, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) vest strapped on the bomber failed to detonate. Consequently, a combined team of military and police Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) have been called to safely detonate the IED. The situation at the camp and the general area is calm,” he added.