US EditionSuicide Bombing Near Nigeria–Cameroon Border Kills at Least Five Soldiers
The attack near the Mandara Mountains killed five soldiers and wounded others, amid a jihadist insurgency that has displaced two million people, the UN said.
- On Sunday, a suicide bomber struck a military position in Firgi near Pulka in Borno state close to the Cameroon border, killing at least five soldiers.
- A years-long jihadist insurgency since 2009 has killed at least 40,000 and displaced around two million, and militants have intensified raids this year in the Mandara Mountains refuge area.
- Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba confirmed the attack but not deaths, saying `Our gallant soldiers shot the attacker when he attempted to carry out the bombing in their own position`, while Bukar Aji said the assailant detonated an explosive near soldiers.
- Police confirmed the attack while some soldiers sustained injuries and are receiving medical care, and Umar Sa'idu said he helped transport victims to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
- Suicide bombings had become less frequent in recent years as the military made gains, but concerns are growing about a resurgence of violence including the June attack in Borno and the January blast that killed at least 27 soldiers.
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Global Upfront NewspapersSuicide Bomber Kills 5 Soldiers In Borno
A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device, killing five soldiers in Pulka town in Gwoza LGA of Borno State. Residents and security sources said the incident occurred on Sunday morning at a military checkpoint. A source said the attacker was a suspected member of the Islamic State-West African Province (ISWAP) who had been hiding in the Mandara Mountains. The source said, “Some people revealed that he passed the night close to the milita…
Suicide Bomber K!lls Five Soldiers in Borno State
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a military checkpoint in Pulka town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, killing five Nigerian soldiers on Sunday, according to security sources and residents.The attacker, suspected to be affiliated with Boko Haram and originating from hideouts in the nearby Mandara Mountains along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, approached the soldiers pretending to be a passerby before triggering the bl…
Suicide Bomber Kills Five Soldiers in Borno - Thepodiummedia
A suicide bomber has reportedly killed five soldiers in the Pulka area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, was reported by local media platforms. The suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was thought to have come from their hideout in the Mandara mountains. Pretending to be a passerby, the terrorist detonated the bomb close to the soldiers at a checkpoint, k…
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