Tension as Terrorists infiltrate Maiduguri suburbs
By Mohammed Sule
Terrorists early Monday broke into Maiduguri, detonated explosives in some specific locations, and fired several gun shots to scare away residents.
The quiet night of Maiduguri was violated with loud explosions around Ajilari Cross, the city suburbs at about 1am on Monday.
“We heard explosions at about 12:45am. We were observing our night prayers in the mosque in my area. We stopped the prayers later because we were hearing gun shots continuity”, Malam Musa Umar, a resident of Dala, one of the locations of the terrorists shootings told newsmen.
Residents said the terrorists shot sporadically at Dala, Bulamari, and Ajilari-Cross located at the city suburb.
Abdullahi Kubo, a resident of Ajilari Cross told said the shooting lasted for nearly an hour as soldiers and police forces fire back to clear the terrorists from the area.
Many residents were forced to flee their homes as shooting intensifies.
Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) Borno State, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Nahum Daso confirmed the attack. He said a joint security team was mobilized to the scenes.
“Following reports of a foiled attack by suspected BH/ISWAP terrorists around Ajilari Cross – Kofa area of Maiduguri, Joint Security operatives have been mobilized to the scene and efforts are ongoing to assess the situation and restore normalcy”, he disclosed in a statement.
He urged the people to remain calm and avoid the affected area. He solicited for the cooperation of members of the public with security agencies.
He requested the people to call some phone numbers designated as emergency contacts; 08068075581, 08023473293.
