Troops foil another suicide bomb attack on Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri

Days after a female suicide bomber attacked the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno state, a male suicide bomber attempted to attack the same IDP camp today. Thankfully, he wasn't lucky as the troops moved in quickly to neutralize the bomb on him. Read a statement from the Army spokesperson, Col S.K Usman below...

At about 9.00am this morning, troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, on security duty, intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber who had attempted to sneak through the troops’ inner parapet towards the IDP camp.

The vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close. The sniper instantly shot and killed the terrorists as he tried to force his way to the western flank of the IDP camp fence.

Unfortunately, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) vest strapped on the bomber failed to detonate. Consequently, a combined team of military and police Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) have been called to safely detonate the IED.