Nigeria Military Places Citizens On Alert Over Increased Security Threats

Nigeria Military Places Citizens On Alert Over Increased Security Threats https://ift.tt/tk4WrzF #Ajilari #Bola #Borno #Damboa #Iftar #Kofa #Maiduguri #Tinubu #UMTH Nigeria military authority has placed the citizens and residents in the West Africa country on a high alert over increased security threats in the country, following apparent multiple suicide bombings on Monday in the Northeastern state of Borno state, wherein, the Nigeria Police Force confirmed 23 people were killed and 108 other persons sustained injuries when bombs exploded almost at the same time at three different locations in Maiduguri, the state capital, at locations which included the Post Office area, Monday Market axis and the entrance to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH during the period of Iftar, breaking of fast, hours after the Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force had reported earlier on Monday that suspected Boko Haram, Iswap terrorists made an attempt to infiltrate into the state capital with sporadic gunshots and explosions at Ajilari Cross, Kofa area of outskirt of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, MMC, and Damboa -Maiduguri road in Damboa Local Government Area, and the latest activities and official reports indicated that the Iswap and Boko Haram terrorists may have advanced and taken some positions closer to the state capital, this, the Nigeria Police Force said, the Borno State Joint Security Operatives has began aggressive patrols within the Maiduguri Metropolitan Council and appealed to residents to alert the security agency for emergency response with contact numbers: 0-8-0-6-8-0-7-5-5-8-1, or, 0-8-0-2-3-4-7-3-2-9-3. #OsazuwaAkonedo