Troops in an area of Nigeria hit by repeated attacks blamed on Islamists have killed three gunmen in a shootout and uncovered a cache of weapons in separate incidents, the military said Sunday. Both the shootout and the discovery of the weapons, which included rocket-propelled grenades and explosives, occurred Saturday in northeastern Nigeria, where the Islamist sect known as Boko Haram is based. "Three gunmen driving towards Maiduguri from the border town of Gamboru Ngala opened fire on a military patrol team which responded and a shootout followed in which all the three gunmen were killed," Brigadier-General Tanko Yusuf Gaya said.
Three Kalashnikov rifles were found on the gunmen, Gaya said. He declined to say whether the gunmen were members of Boko Haram, saying an investigation would determine their identity. Separately, a tip-off from residents led soldiers to locate a cache of weapons in a car in a village near where the shootout occurred, Gaya said. The weapons included a machine gun, rocket-propelled grenades, Kalashnikov rifles, explosives, hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition, the army chief said.
"We are yet to ascertain the source of the weapons, their destination or what they were intended for," Gaya said, adding he believed they had been abandoned because the suspects wanted to avoid being arrested. The sect launched an uprising in 2009 put down by a brutal military assault that left hundreds dead. It has been blamed for a series of attacks and hit-and-run shootings in northern Nigeria in recent months that have left dozens dead. Police say some of the killings may have been politically related ahead of April elections.
ganster-kid at 22-02-2011 02:43 PM (14 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ajanni on 22-02-2011 08:38 AM
where is the source of this FAKE news ? never you feeds us with lies , we are not a fools nonsense
sharaaaaap, don\t you listen to news? all you do is kill and maim. its allover national dailies in this country , so fck off b/c you are not even Nigeria, your biased contribution is not needed, just go back to your fcking country
Posted: at 22-02-2011 02:43 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
ganster-kid at 22-02-2011 02:57 PM (14 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ajanni on 22-02-2011 08:39 AM
Quote from: ajanni on 22-02-2011 08:38 AM
where is the source of this FAKE news ? never you feeds us with lies , we are not a fools nonsense
.... hahahahahaha, always defending the north whether truth or lie as if you are from northern Nigeria. you will open that your gworo teeth whenever the news is from else where to analyze but every news from the north will never be acceptable to you. that will never make you Nigerian, you are what you are and will never change. go follow the ling above and see the news, extremist ajanni,you are responsible for this i know b/c they came in through your God forsaken country
Posted: at 22-02-2011 02:57 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
divineproject at 22-02-2011 03:41 PM (14 years ago) (f)
Too much weapon in the hands of people is not good.......anyway, what do you expect in an election year....for all those that use weapon on people, they shall die by the same weapon......it is no curse
A LITTLE HELP HERE; A LITTLE HELP THERE, MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND!
Posted: at 22-02-2011 03:41 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
ganster-kid at 23-02-2011 03:03 PM (14 years ago) (m)
Quote from: phoewana on 22-02-2011 09:57 PM
who is this ajanni? you don't have human feelings at all. i think u a terrorist
hahahahahaha, don't think again , he actually is a chadian those that were imported by those extremists to kill innocent ppl in Nigeria. may God save Nigeria
Posted: at 23-02-2011 03:03 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
Ajani, for your information i want to inform you that the igbo youth are ready to go kill all this aboki wey no go school for their life... i was born in kaduna state zaria, and i want you to know that is in ABU samaru, so take note that we are ready for you cows.
remember the igbos are the israelite and the power belongs to them unless they are not ask to Manipulate or use it.
who so ever apealed to you not to do that is an animal , and will never enjoys the blessing of ALLAH , go on now and do just that , and if you failed to carry out that your treat , it means you are all astard and cowwards ,you will learns a lesson the history will never forget
Posted: at 23-02-2011 05:04 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
you will never see any thing wrong in what these mad ones are starting against me now , of cause i am equal to the task and fully prepared to contain their madness
Posted: at 23-02-2011 05:07 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
who is this ajanni? you don't have human feelings at all. i think u a terrorist
hahahahahaha, don't think again , he actually is a chadian those that were imported by those extremists to kill innocent ppl in Nigeria. may God save Nigeria
stupid and idiot , bastard son of a wh*re mother
Posted: at 23-02-2011 05:09 PM (14 years ago) | Grande Master
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