Special Task Force (STF) on Jos crisis known as Operation Safe Haven has placed its men on red alert following fresh threat of violence by an unnamed Muslim group.
The group has issued a threat letter to bomb places of worship and merriment before December 26. The letter reads: “We, the entire Muslim of Plateau State, will never give up until we have our rights, we will use your boys to destroy you.
Nothing can stop us from bombing these areas before December 26, 2011.” The letter was signed by one Idris Musa.
The group named the targeted places to include Archbishop Court, ECWA churches, West of Mines, Civil Service Club, Lamed Pharmacy, Living Faith Church, Saminaka Viewing Centre, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Alheri, and St. Mulumba Church, Alheri.
Others include Melody Guest House, El-Kasim Guest House, Rukuba Road, Kowa Guest House, among others.
However, STF Media Officer, Capt. Charles Ekeoha, has advised residents to discountenance such threats as they were intended to create panic.
He said the task force had placed its men on a 24-hour surveillance to counter any threat.
Meanwhile, three people are feared dead following an early morning attack on Saturday by unknown persons in Jwol and Foron, all in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that some unknown persons set fire to the surrounding villages and as the unsuspecting residents came out to put out the fire they were shot by the assailant.
This resulted in the death of two people, and at the time of filing this report one of the bodies was yet to be recovered.
According to director of a faith-base foundation, the Stephanus Foundation, Engr. Mark Lipdo, some people set fire “on surrounding bushes in Jwol, when people in the area came out to put off the fire, they were shot and two were killed, while a body is still missing.”
He further confirmed that one other person was also killed in Foron in a separate night attack.
The missing person in the Jwol attack was identified as Mr. Dung Danjuma.
When contacted, Captain Charles Ekeocha said he was not briefed on the matter, while Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Jacob Apev, promised to make enquiry and call back. But at the time of filing this report the PPRO was yet to call.
Explosion at bomb factory kills 3 Boko Haram members
Three suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were yesterday killed in Maiduguri, Borno State, when some explosive substances and devices they were attempting to assemble detonated.
The men were said to be assembling the improvised explosive devices in a house located at Shuwari ward in Bolori within the metropolis when the exlosion occurred, killing three persons.
Military authorities in Maiduguri believe the house was a bomb factory for the fundamentalist sect.
Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Joint Task Force Lt. Colonel Hassan Mohammed, said the explosion occurred in Shuwari 1, Bolori, in Maiduguri metropolis.
“Personnel of the Joint Task Force immediately moved to the location and discovered on arrival that a house inhabited by unidentified but suspected Boko Haram sect members had exploded. The immediate cause of the explosion could not be ascertained and the area was cordoned off. The police bomb disposal squad was called in for detailed investigation.”
He said the task force in conjunction with the police bomb disposal squad discovered that the house was a major factory for the production of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by the sect members.
Items discovered in the house and shown to journalists by the JTF spokesman include two AK-47 rifles, three sealed and wired big drums, smaller containers filled with explosive substances, gun powder, different sizes of wires, wall clocks already wired, a bag of sugar, remote controls and sensors, timer, a grinding machine and other explosive devices.
The JTF spokesman said efforts were on to track down other suspects and owner of the house for further investigation, stressing that the task force was in control of the situation.
Rumours were rife in the city about planned attacks on Borno and Yobe by the Islamist sect as part of its purported Christmas gift to the people, a development that prompted many residents, especially those from the southern parts of the country, to shut down their businesses and proceed on Christmas vacation.
The group has issued a threat letter to bomb places of worship and merriment before December 26. The letter reads: “We, the entire Muslim of Plateau State, will never give up until we have our rights, we will use your boys to destroy you.
Nothing can stop us from bombing these areas before December 26, 2011.” The letter was signed by one Idris Musa.
The group named the targeted places to include Archbishop Court, ECWA churches, West of Mines, Civil Service Club, Lamed Pharmacy, Living Faith Church, Saminaka Viewing Centre, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Alheri, and St. Mulumba Church, Alheri.
Others include Melody Guest House, El-Kasim Guest House, Rukuba Road, Kowa Guest House, among others.
However, STF Media Officer, Capt. Charles Ekeoha, has advised residents to discountenance such threats as they were intended to create panic.
He said the task force had placed its men on a 24-hour surveillance to counter any threat.
Meanwhile, three people are feared dead following an early morning attack on Saturday by unknown persons in Jwol and Foron, all in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
It was gathered that some unknown persons set fire to the surrounding villages and as the unsuspecting residents came out to put out the fire they were shot by the assailant.
This resulted in the death of two people, and at the time of filing this report one of the bodies was yet to be recovered.
According to director of a faith-base foundation, the Stephanus Foundation, Engr. Mark Lipdo, some people set fire “on surrounding bushes in Jwol, when people in the area came out to put off the fire, they were shot and two were killed, while a body is still missing.”
He further confirmed that one other person was also killed in Foron in a separate night attack.
The missing person in the Jwol attack was identified as Mr. Dung Danjuma.
When contacted, Captain Charles Ekeocha said he was not briefed on the matter, while Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Jacob Apev, promised to make enquiry and call back. But at the time of filing this report the PPRO was yet to call.
Explosion at bomb factory kills 3 Boko Haram members
Three suspected members of the Boko Haram sect were yesterday killed in Maiduguri, Borno State, when some explosive substances and devices they were attempting to assemble detonated.
The men were said to be assembling the improvised explosive devices in a house located at Shuwari ward in Bolori within the metropolis when the exlosion occurred, killing three persons.
Military authorities in Maiduguri believe the house was a bomb factory for the fundamentalist sect.
Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Joint Task Force Lt. Colonel Hassan Mohammed, said the explosion occurred in Shuwari 1, Bolori, in Maiduguri metropolis.
“Personnel of the Joint Task Force immediately moved to the location and discovered on arrival that a house inhabited by unidentified but suspected Boko Haram sect members had exploded. The immediate cause of the explosion could not be ascertained and the area was cordoned off. The police bomb disposal squad was called in for detailed investigation.”
He said the task force in conjunction with the police bomb disposal squad discovered that the house was a major factory for the production of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) by the sect members.
Items discovered in the house and shown to journalists by the JTF spokesman include two AK-47 rifles, three sealed and wired big drums, smaller containers filled with explosive substances, gun powder, different sizes of wires, wall clocks already wired, a bag of sugar, remote controls and sensors, timer, a grinding machine and other explosive devices.
The JTF spokesman said efforts were on to track down other suspects and owner of the house for further investigation, stressing that the task force was in control of the situation.
Rumours were rife in the city about planned attacks on Borno and Yobe by the Islamist sect as part of its purported Christmas gift to the people, a development that prompted many residents, especially those from the southern parts of the country, to shut down their businesses and proceed on Christmas vacation.
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