SAN FRANCISCO, April 27, (THEWILL) – Nine persons have been killed with two police officers injured in the Boko Haram attack on Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
THEWILL recalls that troops of the Nigerian Army had on Thursday repelled an attack launched by Boko Haram terrorists in Maiduguri around 6:00 p.m.
However, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) stated on Friday that nine people were killed in the attack.
NEMA North East coordinator, Bashir Garga, disclosed the figure after the agency conducted evacuation on the scene of the attack.
Five of the bodies recovered was that of suicide bombers while the four others are residents who fell victims of the attack. One of the victims was killed in the mosque while another reportedly died of shock.
Meanwhile, the police a statement which was signed by the spokesperson, Damian Chukwu, said the terrorists shot sporadically at security agents and also detonated IEDs injuring two officers.
“The terrorist gunfire sporadically and detonating IEDs. We promptly deployed SARS/PMF/EOD to assist DPO and Army at the scene. Were repelled after the fierce gun battle with profuse tear smoke applicant.
“Two of our SARS personnel were injured in the battle,” the police statement read in part.
Several others victims injured are still in the hospital with bodies evacuated to Specialist Hospital and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital,
