•Borno gov blames military saboteurs for convoy attack
By Ogechi Okorie
Maiduguri (Precise Post) – Barly 24 hours after gunmen, believed to be terrorists, attacked the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum at Baga, multiple explosions from mortars fired by suspected Boko Haram insurgents hit the troubled town, killing one person and injuring 16 others.
The governor yesterday blamed the attack on military saboteurs, threatening to call the civil populace to take their destiny into their own hands if the soldiers fail to secure the important trading town.
Confirming the explosions, the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Aliyu, said one person was killed in the attack, while 16 others were injured.
He said the casualties were recorded in three explosions at the outskirts of the state capital.
Aliyu said the explosions occurred in Mairi, Custom and Gwange areas of the metropolis.
He said the actual cause of the explosions was yet to be ascertained, but that police teams had been dispatched to the areas.
He said: “We have dispatched our Explosive Ordinance Detection (EOD) to investigate the incidents and to determine whether it was an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Right now, I am at the Specialist Hospital where we have 16 casualties and one dead so far,” the commissioner said.
