Tag: Suicide Bomber
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UPDATE: Police identify Living Faith Church bomb suspect
The Kaduna State Police Command has identified the suspect caught with suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a branch of Living Faith Church located at Sabon Tasha area of Chikun local government area of the state. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the suspect was identified as Nathaniel Samuel, a middle-aged man, whom the police said has been…
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VIDEO: See moment police apprehended suicide bomber at Living Faith Church in Kaduna
ALSO READ || Police avert death at Living Faith church, Suicide bomber arrested [Photos]
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Breaking: Police avert death at Living Faith Church, suicide bomber arrested [Photos]
The Police on Sunday averted death after arresting a suspected suicide bomber at the Sabon Tasha branch of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel in Kaduna State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the yet to be named suspect was apprehended with what is suspected to be an improvised explosive device (IED) at the church. A member…
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Two female suicide bombers killed in failed attack on troops
Troops have successfully averted what could have been a deadly attack in Gwoza, Gwoza Council Area of Borno State when two female suicide bombers that attempted to infiltrate the Defence Company of 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison were killed before they could detonate their suicide vests. Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, in…
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Police foil suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri
The Police in Borno successfully foiled a lone suicide bomb attack on Wednesday night in Maiduguri, the Police Commissioner, Mr Damian Chukwu, has said. Chukwu told News Agency of Nigeria by telephone that the incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on the outskirts of Maiduguri. He said that a teenage female bomber attempted to infiltrate…
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Nigerian army kills female suicide bomber in Adamawa
The Nigerian army says it has ”neutralised” a female suicide bomber believed to be a fighter of terror group Boko Haram in Gulak area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Monday, November 26, 2018. According to the army, troops of 143 Battalion at a check point in…
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Suicide bomber attacks mosque, kills 26
A suicide blast at a mosque in an army base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 26 people and wounded 50, security officials in the area said. However, there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the crime. One security official said the victims had gathered for Friday prayers at the mosque in…
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BREAKING: Suicide bomber invade Borno Mosque, kills seven
A male suicide bomber has killed seven worshipers during morning prayer in a Mosque on Monday in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Malam Ali Kolo, the Head of Vigilance Group in the area, disclosed this to newsmen in Borno. Kolo said seven other persons including a child, sustained injuries when the bomber detonated the…
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Police arrest female suicide bomber in Maiduguri
The Borno Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a female suicide bomber at the Bakassi Internally Displaced (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri. According to a statement by Edet Okon, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Maiduguri, the suicide bomber was arrested by men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, on Tuesday at about…
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Bicycle-riding suicide bomber kills three, injures 17 in Maiduguri
A suicide bomber with explosive devices strapped around his body on Monday night detonated himself at a crowded Muna-Datti area of Maiduguri, Borno State, killing three persons in the process. The Police in that state on Tuesday confirmed the death of three Civilian Joint Task Force members in the attack. Police Public Relations Officer in…