The AFP is reporting that A bomb exploded Sunday in a violence-torn Nigerian city in an attack by suspected Islamists on a military patrol, Borno state police chief said. The bomb was planted by the roadside in the Gwange area of the northern city of Maiduguri and went off as the military patrol vehicle was passing by. It was followed by shots from the attackers suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, Borno police chief Simeon Midenda told AFP.
"From all indications, the military patrol vehicle was the target as the bomb which was buried by the side of the road exploded as the soldiers were passing by," Midenda said on the phone from Maiduguri. "The attackers who we strongly suspect to be members of Boko Haram then opened fire on the soldiers who also returned fire leading to a shootout but nobody was hurt," Midenda said. He said the area, located near the University of Maiduguri specialist hospital, was cordoned off and searched but no arrest was made. "The attackers managed to flee," he said.
A purported spokesman for the sect blamed for scores of attacks, including the August 26 bombing of UN headquarters in Abuja, has rejected a proposal to negotiate with the government. He told a news conference on September 27 that the group would push ahead with its violent campaign. While most of the sect's attacks have been in the northeast, Boko Haram also claimed responsibility for a UN bombing that killed at least 23 people.
Posted: at 9-10-2011 08:32 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
this is very serious ooo, please boko haram , give peace a chance in our beloved country nigeria, excess of every thing is bad ooo, this is just too much now i beg you all in the name of GOD to laid down your harms now
Posted: at 9-10-2011 08:53 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master
godwindave at 10-10-2011 03:38 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: ajanni on 9-10-2011 08:53 PM
this is very serious ooo, please boko haram , give peace a chance in our beloved country nigeria, excess of every thing is bad ooo, this is just too much now i beg you all in the name of GOD to laid down your harms now
The Rapture is here... Are U ready 4 His return? Make peace with Ur maker
Posted: at 10-10-2011 03:38 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming