The Defence authorities have said that a suicide bomber who rammed a
Honda car primed with Improvised Explosive Devices into a military checkpoint
in Bajoga, Gombe, State has been killed by soldiers.
The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in
an electronic mail on Wednesday that the suicide bomber successfully rammed the
bomb-laden Honda car into the military checkpoint but the bombs failed to
explode.
Olukolade said that the soldiers reacted swiftly by killing the bomber,
who was trying to flee the scene of the incident.
He stated that the troops retrieved the IEDs from the car and handed
them over to the police.
“A suicide bomber who rammed into a military checkpoint in Bajoga, Gombe
State yesterday (Tuesday), failed to achieve his mission.
“His attempt to escape also failed as he was brought down by vigilant
soldiers when he tried to flee after hitting a military Armoured Personnel
Carrier with his IED-laden Honda car. The explosives which failed to detonate
have been evacuated and handed to the police,” Olukolade stated.
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