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Owo Church Attack Shock As Police Recover 3 Unexploded IEDs

Owo Church Attack: Shock As Police Recover 3 Unexploded IEDs

The police in Ondo State has disclosed that no fewer than three unexploded improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been recovered from the scene of the Owo church attack where gunmen killed several worshipers on Sunday.Β 

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that suspected terrorists had stormed the church in Ondo State on Sunday, killing scores of worshippers while injuring others. The incident which sent the nation into mourning has been condemned by Nigerians, including President Muhammadu Buhari and many state governors.

A statement signed by police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, noted that police investigators have also recovered β€œpellets of …

B’Haram Explosives Kill Army Commander, Soldiers In Borno

An army commander and two soldiers have been feared killed by explosives buried on a road by Boko Haram in the northern part of Borno.
The vehicle conveying the commander and two other soldiers on patrol at Marte a community around the Lake Chad shores ran over explosives buried on the way at the weekend.
An army officer, a major believed to be the commander of the 153 Task Force Battalion in Marte in the patrol vehicle was killed. Two other soldiers were also feared killed, two military sources said.