Crime
[Photos] SEE what Boko Haram member was caught doing with stabilizer
Troops of 101 Battalion, 7 Division Garrison on foot patrol along with some elements of Civilian JTF, intercepted a suspected male suicide bomber at Sabon Gari Jidari.
The suspect was caught carrying primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) concealed in a blue stabilizer casing.
He gave his name as Yusuf Tasiu.
The explosives were taken away from him while the Nigeria Police Explosive Ordnance Devices expert safely detonated it.
“The suicide bomber is currently being interrogated,” spokesman for the army, Col Sani Usman revealed.
Vigilante group at Njidari village, South East of Damboa also conducted clearance operations against suspected Boko Haram terrorists hideout close to Ngwalimeri village, east of Bale in Borno State.
The vigilante group destroyed the camp and recovered 1 AK-47 rifle with registration number 565203224 with locally fabricated 5 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunitions and a pair of military uniform. The leader of the vigilante handed over same to the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa.
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