Nigeria Defence spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade
The Defence authorities have said
that a suicide bomber who rammed a Honda car primed with Improvised
Explosive Devices into a military checkpoint in Bajoga, Gombe, State has
been killed by soldiers.
The Director of Defence Information,
Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in an electronic mail on Wednesday that
the suicide bomber successfully rammed the bomb-laden Honda car into the
military checkpoint but the bombs failed to explode.
Olukolade said that the soldiers reacted swiftly by killing the bomber, who was trying to flee the scene of the incident.
He stated that the troops retrieved the IEDs from the car and handed them over to the police.
“A suicide bomber who rammed into a
military checkpoint in Bajoga, Gombe State yesterday (Tuesday), failed
to achieve his mission.
“His attempt to escape also failed as he
was brought down by vigilant soldiers when he tried to flee after
hitting a military Armoured Personnel Carrier with his IED-laden Honda
car. The explosives which failed to detonate have been evacuated and
handed to the police,” Olukolade stated.
He added that security agents also
raided a hideout of terrorists in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of
Kano, Kano State and discovered a bomb-making factory in the area.
Olukolade said that some bomb-making experts arrested by the security agents were already undergoing investigation.
According to him, the security forces
were expecting the latest arrests to give some useful clues into the
activities of the sect.
The Defence spokesman added that the
military authorities had issued a directive to all the troops involved
in the counter-terrorism operation to sustain the tempo of their
operations by ensuring that the insurgents were prevented from attacking
civilian targets during the period.
“The troops deployed in all locations of
the counter-terrorism campaign have been directed to sustain the tempo
of operations all through the period of seasonal celebrations and ensure
that the intention of terrorists to attack civilian targets while
avoiding troops is duly frustrated,” he added.
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