Nigeria: Boko Haram islamist militant group hits police headquarters in Abuja, 2 killed
Forty eight hours after giving conditions for ceasefire, Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, yesterday bombed the Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters of the police in Abuja. The attack claimed two lives with about 35 vehicles destroyed in the incident that occurred at 10.58 am. The Police High command confirmed the casualty figure. The victims, according to reports, the suicide bomber and the traffic warden who directed him to use the car park in the vicinity.
The bomber allegedly infiltrated the convoy of a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), whose identity cannot be ascertained at Press time. The incident came a day after members of the militant group vowed to carry out fiercer and wider attacks, claiming its men who had trained in Somalia had arrived the country. Somalia, is known to be a haven for the dreaded Al Qaeda network in Africa. Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim had earlier in the week declared war on Boko Haram.