Suicide bombers neutralized in Borno state

  Yesterday at about 9.45pm, a suspected female suicide bomber attempted to enter the military location in Yamtake, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State but a vigilant sentry on duty gunned her down and she died instantly.
  The failed suicide bombing attack was followed up with futile probing attack by terrorists which was decisively dealt with by the troops.
  The troops killed all the 4 attackers including 2 suicide bombers and recovered 2 AK-47, 3 Magazines, 109 rounds of 7.62mm (Special), 1 Torchlight, 1 Water bottle, 3 Magazine carrier, 1 Illuminator pyrotecnic and some quantity of drugs. Unfortunately, we a soldier died in the process.

Photos: Troops arrest Corp member, 3 others for vandalizing national assets in Borno State

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole on patrol at the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State at about 1.20am today, August 15, arrested 4 suspected vandals of critical national assets in the area.

The patrol team, intercepted Aliyu Jubril, 24 years old man, who is also a member of National Youth Service Corps, Ismail Baba, 22 years old and a student of Ramat Polytechnic, Mohammed Suleiman,

aged 25, a driver and Mohammed Bukar aged 15, and assistant to the driver, at Silo along Maiduguri-Damboa road while attempting to cart away heavy armoured cable belonging to Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) that they vandalized.

They lifted and loaded the heavy cables in a truck using a crane with registration number 09B-15BO before their arrest.

One of the suspects came with a Honda Accord car (2001 model) with registration number GA 544-ABC in a bid to escort to an undisclosed location. The suspects are being interrogated and would soon be handed over to the appropriate security agency