In Borno, suicide bomber kills 1 CJTF, injures 4
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a male suicide bomber strapped with an improvised explosive device ied has killed one civilian jtf cjtf and injured four others at a security formation at baga road area in maiduguri1 the deputy commissioner of police operations in the state mr wakil maye who confirmed the incident to the news agency of nigeria nan on monday in maiduguri said the incident occurred around 1 a.m1 maye said the bomber was intercepted by the cjtf who sighted the bomber from a distance1 when he couldnt reach his target he quickly detonated the explosives killing himself one civilian jtf and injuring four others said maye1 he said that the police explosive ordinance device eod team were deployed to sanitise the scene1 malam bello danbatta the spokesperson of the cjtf also confirmed that one of its members was killed by the suicide bomber while defending his country1 danbatta said that the bomber was targeting muslim faithful performing midnight tahajjud prayers of the last 10 days of ramadan1 he said the injured were evacuated to the state specialist hospital for medication while the male deceased was handed over to his family for burial1