Five killed as Boko Haram strikes again.
Three explosions, a market raid and a gun attack on a private house in Maiduguri yesterday by suspected members of Boko Haram left residents lamenting another bloody day.
Three members of an Islamic cleric’s family were reported killed in the gun attack while two died in the market raid.
The explosions were said to have occurred close to the market shortly after the Jumat service but caused no casualties.
However, the Joint Task Force (JTF) denied any explosion.
The raid sparked pandemonium in the market with buyers and sellers running for their lives.One person was injured and was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
The armed invaders were said to have gone from one shop to the other robbing traders of cash and other valuables.
Men of the JTF, who were dispatched to the market, succeeded in chasing the Boko Haram members away.
Spokesman for the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Mohammed confirmed the market raid. He said the task force was contacted at about 3pm and it reacted promptly.
They subsequently cordoned off the area and embarked on a search for the suspects. No arrest had been made at press time.
In the other attack, gunmen reportedly stormed the residence of the Islamic cleric simply identified as Modu close to the Railway Quarters.
“The Boko Haram sect members came this morning looking for Modu, but as he had already gone out, they opened fire on members of his family, killing three of them,” a witness, Baba Lawan, told Reuters.
Three members of an Islamic cleric’s family were reported killed in the gun attack while two died in the market raid.
The explosions were said to have occurred close to the market shortly after the Jumat service but caused no casualties.
However, the Joint Task Force (JTF) denied any explosion.
The raid sparked pandemonium in the market with buyers and sellers running for their lives.One person was injured and was taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
The armed invaders were said to have gone from one shop to the other robbing traders of cash and other valuables.
Men of the JTF, who were dispatched to the market, succeeded in chasing the Boko Haram members away.
Spokesman for the JTF, Lieutenant Colonel Hassan Mohammed confirmed the market raid. He said the task force was contacted at about 3pm and it reacted promptly.
They subsequently cordoned off the area and embarked on a search for the suspects. No arrest had been made at press time.
In the other attack, gunmen reportedly stormed the residence of the Islamic cleric simply identified as Modu close to the Railway Quarters.
“The Boko Haram sect members came this morning looking for Modu, but as he had already gone out, they opened fire on members of his family, killing three of them,” a witness, Baba Lawan, told Reuters.
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