BOKO HARAM:2 die in Maiduguri bomb explosion

A suspected member of Boko Haram sect was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the West-end area of Maiduguri, on Tuesday. Confirming the incident in a press statement, the spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Lieute- nant-Colonel Sagir Musa, said the IED exploded at about 8.35 a.m opposite Ramat Square, Maiduguri. The statement said the IED was concealed in a wheel barrow by the suspected terrorist when it exploded, adding that the owner of the wheel barrow was shot dead by the JTF while trying to escape. Musa said no casualty was recorded, but the area was cordoned off by the JTF after the incident, while the debris of the bomb was swept by the bomb disposal unit of the force. In a similar incident, another IED was also discovered and detonated by the JTF troops in Gwange-Sabonlayi, Maiduguri, at about 11.29 a.m on Tuesday. The JTF spokesman said “the explosive device was suspected to be planted by Boko Haram insurgents. It was recovered and detonated by the bomb disposal arm of the JTF by 11.40 a.m.” Though the JTF said no casualty was recorded in the two separate incidents, however, an eyewitness said a stray bullet killed a baby, while the mother sustained injury on her leg. Get the latest job vacancies in Nigeria at www.jobvacancies-ng.blogspot.com.