Boko Haram Attack JTF At A Wedding Ceremony In Maiduguri.

The JTF operated on intelligence that two top
Boko Haram members were going to sneak
into the city of Maiduguri to attend a
wedding of one of their own when the troops
mounted surveillance on the venue. The sect members on realising that the JTF
were on surveillance, opened fire sporadically,
leading to the death of three persons.

Spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in
Maiduguri, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa,
said the sect members fired shots
sporadically when they sensed that the
wedding venue was under surveillance
Two of the sect members were arrested while
arms and ammunition used by the attackers
were recovered from their vehicle.