The Police in Borno State on Tuesday confirmed that a suicide bomber and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed and 17 other persons injured in a Monday night suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri.
Mr Joseph Kwaji, the Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement in Maiduguri that the incident occurred about 8.30 pm at Muna Delti area in the outskirt of Maiduguri.
Kwaji disclosed that a male suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped to his body killing himself and three CJTF members in the area.
He said that 17 other persons sustained injuries in the blast, adding that those injured were evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for treatment.
According to him, the police EOD team had sanitized the area while normalcy had been restored.
Also, the Police on Tuesday confirmed that unknown gunmen killed a Fulani herdsman and slaughtered 15 cows at Rafin-Bauna community of Iregwe land in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau.
Terna Tyopev, the spokesman of the Police Command in the state said in Jos that the incident happened about 5:30 p.m on Monday.
Tyopev said that two Iregwe youths were on Monday also attacked and severely injured about 6 pm while returning from a mining site at Gyero community
“At about 17:30hrs, we received information that a Fulani man was killed and 15 of his cows slaughtered by gunmen suspected to be Iregwe people at Rafin-Bauna village of Bassa Local Government.
“We are yet to ascertain the name and address of the slain victim.
“Similarly, two Iregwe youths while returning from a mining site at Gyero were attacked by armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, and as a result sustained various degree of injuries,” he said.
The spokesman said the two injured youths were receiving treatment at Enos Hospital, Miango.
Tyopev said investigation was ongoing to unravel those behind the acts.
