The Defence Headquarters in Nigeria has described the suicide bombings in Gwoza Borno State as cowardly acts by terrorists to project an image of strength to cover their weakness and consistent decline.
The Defence Headquarters in a statement by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said the despicable act is a response to the successes being recorded by the Nigerian Military in ongoing operations.
The DHQ said the operations of the military has decapitated the leadership of the terrorists, depleted their resources, reduced their support base and influence with the fate of the terrorists that perpetrated the acts and all forms of insecurity hanging in the balance.
The military assured that their end will be violent and short as troops will stop at nothing to take them out of the battlefield and stop them from causing mehem on innocent citizens.
It would be recalled that over the weekend, troops of Joint Task Force OP HADIN KAI in the North East theatre recorded a series of reprehensible terror attacks in Gworza LGA of Borno State and the coordinated attacks comprised of multiple Person Bourne Improvised Explosive Device ( PBIED), otherwise known as suicide bombings.
The attacks which took place on Saturday, 29 June 2024 was first recorded at about 1500hrs, when a female suicide bomber disguised as a beggar invaded a wedding reception at Mararaba Hausari Street and detonated Improvised Explosive Device, and at about 1700hrs, while efforts was on to stabilized and move casualities of the initial explosion to hospital for further treatment, a second detonation from another female suicide bomber erupted.
The second explosion was on the same street and in close proximity to the first explosion. The troops immediately imposed a curfew on the community in order to get members of the community indoors and prevent further casualties.
However, while troops and hybrid forces were enforcing the curfew a third explosion was recorded. The third explosion targeted the troops enforcing the curfew and were attacked from behind by a third lady strapped with IED vest. The explosion
killed a soldier and two members of hybrid forces.
The fourth incident was averted when the suspect was identified early enough and she detonated the bomb prematurely and became the only casualty. A total of 20 lives were loss in the series of incidents while 52 sustained various degree of injuries and receiving treatment.
The armed forces says it views every life lost as a result of the ongoing war, civilian or military, as an immense tragedy for the society, community and the nation.
The DHQ therfore offers condolences to all those who have lost loved ones on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, officers and members of the armed forces and commiserate with all victims needing healing and recovery.
The military says it is aware that in this phase of terrorists' ending life-cycle, they are desperate to attract attention, bolster relevancy, mobilise new recruits, reduce support for the armed forces and reduce support for the government. It is also an attempt by the terrorist to project an image of strength to cover their weakness and decline, citizen must therefore see through the smoke screen of the terrorist, realizing that they aims to counter the reports of their weakness and create panic in the general population.
The Defence Headquarters makes a clarion call on citizens to stand united, remain vigilant, and continue to support efforts of the armed forces to ensure a secure and peaceful future.
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