An early morning explosion occurred in Maiduguri,Tuesday, along Gomari Airport Road.
Lt.-Col. Hassan Mohammed the Spokesman of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) told Newsmen in Maiduguri
that the explosion occurred about 7.13 a.m.
He said: “Yes, there was an explosion at the junction of Gomari around 7.13 a.m. after an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED), was detonated by suspected Boko Haram sect members.
“The devise was buried under the concrete pavement of the highway by the perpetrators.”
He said that the explosion did not result in any casualty as it occurred on the main road.
“There was no casualty recorded and no arrest was made by the JTF,” Mohammed said.
He said that contrary to the belief in some quarters that the military was involved in planting some of the bombs in the city, it had no hand in the crime.
“It is not true that our men were involved in planting bombs. This is actually a false propaganda by the Boko Haram sect members who are frustrated by the military.
“The military bombs are well known because they are quite distinct from the locally made ones used by the Boko Haram sect,” he said.
He, however, admitted that there might be one of two casualties after a blast following fire exchanges between the JTF and the sect members.
“Usually the Boko Haram sect members begin to fire immediately after an explosion.
“Their idea is to attract the JTF to the scene and attack them as soon as possible. But the military is always prepared and we engage them in
a cross exchange of fire,” Mohammed said.
He lamented that since both the military and the sect members used the same kind of weapons it was difficult for the people to distinguish
between the two.
“Our soldiers are well trained in marksmanship so it will be difficult for them to miss their target and attack civilians.
“But the Boko Haram members are not well trained. They are responsible for the killings of civilians and not soldiers,” Mohammed said. (NAN).
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