The Shehu of Borno and the state's deputy governor had a close shave
with death on Friday as a suicide bomber detonated his bomb just meters
from their exact location.
The incident happened around 2:15pm, immediately after Friday prayers at
the mosque in front of the Shehu's palace. Olufamous.com gathered that a
youth of about the age of 15 was noticed walking towards the two
dignitaries with the intent of bombing them.
However, the suspicious manner in which he was approaching them
immediately drew the attention of the security men guarding the Shehu
who quickly tried to shield him. In the process, the bomb went off,
killing at least 10 other people in the vicinity and critically wounding
two soldiers.
JTF spokesman in the state, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa confirmed the incident but said only 5 people were killed and 6 others, including the two soldiers, wounded by the blast.
As at the time of filling in this report, Olufamous.com gathered that the area around the Shehu's palace has been cordoned off and more soldiers have been deployed to the scene.
JTF spokesman in the state, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa confirmed the incident but said only 5 people were killed and 6 others, including the two soldiers, wounded by the blast.
As at the time of filling in this report, Olufamous.com gathered that the area around the Shehu's palace has been cordoned off and more soldiers have been deployed to the scene.
