Some Memebers of the Boko Haram sect
From Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri
Two persons including a cleric and a cobbler were on Thursday night shot dead by the notorious Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, Borno State.
On the same day in another incident in the town, a suspected member of the Islamic sect was killed by the men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) during a shootout.
It was gathered that some Boko Haram men had attacked the JTF troops around Gwange within the metropolis few minutes to the com
mencement of the 7pm curfew on Thursday night and subsequently met their Waterloo as the military were prepared.
Sources revealed that the sect suspected the slain cleric and cobbler to be informants of the Department of Security Services (DSSS).
Sources revealed that the sect suspected the slain cleric and cobbler to be informants of the Department of Security Services (DSSS).
Police Public Relations Officer, Samuel Tizhe, an assistant superintendent confirmed the killings of the Islamic cleric and the cobbler. He said the police have since cordoned off the area, adding that “investigation into the killings have since commenced.”
He said: “It is true the two persons were killed last night by suspected Boko Haram members. One is a cobbler while the second is an Islamic scholar. We have commenced investigations into the killings and we call on good spirited individuals to avail us useful information to track down the sect members.”
In another development a deafening sound from an explosion was heard in the city at about 7.15am yesterday. Sources said the explosive went off around Gwange 4 Primary School, same area where the JTF engaged the sect in a gun battle on Thurday.
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