{"id":14713,"date":"2017-06-08T20:21:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14713"},"modified":"2017-06-08T20:21:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:21:46","slug":"technically-defeated-boko-haram-invades-maiduguri-yesterday-night7617-kills-17-injures-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=14713","title":{"rendered":"TECHNICALLY DEFEATED BOKO HARAM INVADES MAIDUGURI YESTERDAY NIGHT(7\/6\/17) KILLS 17, INJURES 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police said 17 persons were killed and 24 people injured when Boko Haram insurgents staged a coordinated attack on Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, <span data-term=\"goog_6612149\">on Wednesday<\/span>\u00a0night.<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, told journalists at a press briefing at the state police headquarters, Maiduguri, that three Boko Haram suicide bombers were shot dead as security personnel battled to repel an invasion late\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_6612150\">Wednesday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>He said one of the attackers, who was also armed with explosives wrapped around his body, was arrested alive.<\/p>\n<p>He said the police recovered 14 bodies and 24 injured victims from the scene of multiple bomb attacks in mosques around the Chad Basin Development Authority headquarters. The injured were being treated, he said.<\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had some incidents of act of terrorism by the BHT yesterday the 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June 2016, which was a clearly indication that the terrorists who have suffered defeat and rendered incapable of carrying out their usual attacks had resorted to guerilla actions,\u201d said Mr. Chukwu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_6612151\">17:55<\/span>\u00a0hours some Boko Haram terrorist attacked at Alidawari village near Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, sporadically firing AA (anti-aircraft) rifles across Jiddari Polo and the Federal High Court. They set fire on some houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReacting to distress call we deployed our counter terrorism unit to engage them. And shortly after, the military moved, mobilized maximally and repelled the attack, after engaging in a gun duel that lasted for about an hour,\u201d\u00a0he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the fire service personnel were invited to put out the inferno on the torched house and fleeing residents were able to return to their homes after about two hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"beacon_b5ea8460f5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ssum.casalemedia.com\/usermatchredir?s=183697&amp;cb=http%3a%2f%2fdis.criteo.com%2frex%2fmatch.aspx%3fc%3d24%26uid%3d%25%25USER_ID%25%25\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cat.fr.eu.criteo.com\/delivery\/lg.php?cppv=1&amp;cpp=i5aYonx3UkdNd3dLOUh4UE9DRG9PaFhPWlhuUTZISUZxc1NGTzdrdHlReU93MFAxakF5K0F1dlhaMFdLbzdOdXRqbUUxbjFOcGhuQ0JYR3hHSzIzTjVndlNtRHRUdVBQQjM3UnhrSDlnTXM2cXppbzR4REVWUXBET0ZmYWFRZWdSUlpMN1ZYOWlZOEN3aXBiWmpzQ2tOVjI1bWMvNW9iK0ZaUGhmYkdEMW0rbXlqK3R6THNwc3l3Z2FielF2S2tyQnJkc1Fka211SUVHKzZQdzBpcisxa0Q5RXRBN09UQXpzcGtiL1dFeGQ1ejZmb2VjWEowRmRKTHU3OEd5Q1oxZVlYSXdkfA%3D%3D\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/>Mr. Chukwu said one of the attackers was captured alive and was in the custody of the Nigeria army, while \u201cthree terrorists including a suicide bomber were killed in action\u201d.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said several arms cache were recovered while some bombs were recovered and defused.<\/p>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, one witness at the Teaching Hospital Maiduguri had informed PREMIUM TIMES that about 37 persons were taken to the hospital for treatment, while eight bodies were deposited at the mortuary.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on Jiddari Polo area started at about the time the majority Muslim residents were about to break their Ramadan fast.<\/p>\n<p>Residents could not settle down for their meals as deafening sounds of shooting and bombs rented the air forcing dwellers of the suburbs at the outskirts of the town to flee into the city.<\/p>\n<p>A witness, Yunusa Garba, told PREMIUM TIMES on phone that his home was close to the major fighting point between soldiers and the insurgents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I am talking to you, our neighborhood, which is not far away from the locations where the shooting was is filled with people that had to flee their communities as the Boko Haram arrived. They are all here, women aged men and children, all roaming the streets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said some of the dislodged residents in the villages had earlier in the day alerted some security officials about a large assemblage of Boko Haram gunmen at a village named Alidawari, not more than 5km from Maiduguri.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SHEKAU.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14251\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SHEKAU-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA report was taken to the security about the Boko Haram gathering at about <span data-term=\"goog_6612152\">3 p.m.<\/span>, but nothing was done to that effect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it was about <span data-term=\"goog_6612153\">three hours later<\/span> that we learnt that the gunmen had attacked some of the small villages and chased all residents away. Most of the displaced residents made it to Maiduguri on foot\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"beacon_6ecda3cd0d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pixel.rubiconproject.com\/exchange\/sync.php?p=criteo&amp;redir=http%3a%2f%2fdis.criteo.com%2frex%2fmatch.aspx%3fc%3d28%26uid%3duid\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" \/>The Borno governor, Kashim Shettima, later visited the displaced persons <span data-term=\"goog_6612154\">on Wednesday<\/span> night.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The attack on Alidawari, would be the first major assault by Boko Haram on Maiduguri in a long time.(PREMIUM TIMES)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said 17 persons were killed and 24 people injured when Boko Haram insurgents staged a coordinated attack on Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on Wednesday\u00a0night. 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