Nigerian security averted tragedy in Maiduguri as they detected a powerful IED planted near an Internally Displaced Persons camp.
According to Sahara Reporters, the security services found and detonated a bomb a few meters from the headquarters of the State Security Services in Maiduguri on March 14, 2015.
The bomb was hidden in Yerwa neighborhood along Kano road close to a bus station owned by Borno Express. Luckily, it was found by security agents who notified the anti-bomb unit of the Nigerian police in the state.
The bomb was demobilized but it was so powerful that when it was detonated the explosion panicked residents in the area.
Another source revealed that Nigerian troops had recorded victories over Boko Haram would-be suicide bombers in Kaga local government area in the state. The military tracked down a teenage girl suicide bomber in Ngamdu township, who allegedly blew herself up before security agents could apprehend her. Fortunately, she was the only casualty in the attack.
During the operation the Nigerian military killed three suicide bombers who were heading to a military checkpoint along Damaturu-Maiduguri Road.
The explosions rocked Yerwa Government secondary school which hosts refugees from Bama.
Nigerian authorities have been silent on the issue. Nor is any information available on the official social media pages and the website of the Nigerian Defence Headquarters.
Vanguard reports that the incident occurred at about 6.15pm, shaking many buildings around Maduganari ward, Ramat Polytechnic institute and other nearby communities.
While some sources say that the explosion took place at Yerwa school, others say that it happened at Arabic Teacher’s College. Both schools share the same fence and are used as camps for the displaced people.
One of the sources said that “the explosions were safely detonated by security operatives at Yewa Secondary School located at the heart of the city after discovering that it was planted by insurgents to cause havoc in the camps”.
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