Metro Photos: Gombe Suicide Bomber Attempts to Kill Soldiers | 'We Got The Bastard Down!' Says DHQ

[Vunderkind]

Nigeria's Defence Headquarters has said it killed a suicide bomber who attempted to blow up a military checkpoint in Bajoga, Gombe state yesterday.

The defenceinfo website reported it thus: "His attempt to escape also failed as he was brought down by vigilant soldiers when he tried to flee after hitting a military Amoured Personnel Carrier with his IED laden Honda car. The explosives which failed to detonate have been evacuated and handed to the police."

Also in Kano, security forces have raided the terrorists’ hideout in Nasarawa Local Government Area leading to the arrest of bomb making experts who are already helping in the investigation into activities of bombers lately. Officers believe that the efforts will yield useful clues.

Troops deployed in all locations of the counter terrorism campaign have been directed to sustain the tempo of operations all through the period of seasonal celebrations and ensure that the intention of terrorists to attack civilian target while avoiding troops is duly frustrated.

The Defence Headquarters posted the following message on Twitter:

While most Nigerians have expressed their pleasure at this news, some have expressed their distaste for the perceived glee with which the army killed the suicide bomber.

 

[Temitope]

So this is how a Boko Haram looks like.

 

[Vunderkind]

I always imagined they were all bearded with a feral snarl (even in death.)

Idk. It's my coping mechanism, imagining them as subhuman.