The quick thinking of a Nigerian Army sniper has foiled a Sunday morning suicide bomb attack at the ‘Bakassi’ Internally Displaced Persons camp in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a statement by the army spokesperson said.
“At about 9.00am this morning [October 30, 2016], troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed behind Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, Damboa road, Maiduguri, on security duty, intercepted and killed a male suicide bomber who had attempted to sneak through the troops’ inner parapet towards the IDP camp,” Colonel Usman Sani, acting director of Nigerian Army public relations department, wrote in an e-mail to The Trent.
“The vigilant sentry sighted the bomber and laid in wait until the suicide bomber came close. The sniper instantly shot and killed the terrorists as he tried to force his way to the western flank of the IDP camp fence.
“Unfortunately, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) vest strapped on the bomber failed to detonate.
“Consequently, a combined team of military and police Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) have been called to safely detonate the IED.
“The situation at the camp and the general area is calm.”
