Friday, 24 May 2013
Two Suicide Bombers Die In Kano Telecom Blast
Two suicide bombers yesterday lost their lives in separate attempts to bomb mobile phone facilities belonging to Airtel and MTN in the merchant city of Kano.
One eyewitness said one of the suspected suicide bombers was seen at 8 a.m. attempting to park his car rigged with explosives at Mallam Kato Square, where the Airtel office was located. Unknown to the suicide bomber, he was being closely monitored by security operatives patrolling the area. Alert security officers shot and instantly killed him as he made a desperate attempt to smash his vehicle into the mobile phone carrier’s office.
Moments after the suicide bomber was shot dead, his primed vehicle reportedly exploded, with the impact causing damage to Airtel’s reception area as well as three vehicles parked near the premises.
Within fifteen minutes of the explosion, more security operatives arrived at the scene and cordoned off the entire area, barring the free-flow of pedestrian and vehicular movement within the vicinity. The situation forced some businesses to close shop.
News of the explosion spread across the city, causing panic and fear among residents, some of whom ran to the safety of their homes. The incident led to increased street patrols by operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF). Some of the task force members patrolled with armored tanks as others mounted emergency check points at strategic spots, particularly in Sabon Gari and Burma Road.
In the midst of that heightened alert, the city witnessed another futile suicide bombing, this time targeted at the MTN office near the city’s Post Office. The suicide bomber, who rode on a motorbike, reportedly rammed his primed motorbike onto the MTN fence. The motorbike exploded on impact, killing the suicide bomber on the spot before he could hit the target.
A top security source in Kano confirmed both incidents as suicide bomb plots. “Yes, soldiers shot and killed the suicide bomber at Airtel office before the bomb he was carrying exploded, while the other suicide bomber attempting to bomb MTN office hit a pole near the MTN office, causing his bomb to explode and kill him instantly,” said the source. He added that only the two suicide bombers were known to have lost their lives.
JTF spokesman, Lieutenant Ikedichi Iweha, also confirmed the incidents. He stressed that operatives of the task force were in firm control of the situation, adding that city residents were going about their business without molestation.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
I SEND HEARTY FELICITATIONS TO ALL THOSE ON THIS WEBSITE WHO ARE GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COUNTRY NIGERIA. LET US LOOK FORWARD TO 2013 WITH HOPE. SINCERE GREETINGS TO SR FOR GIVING US SPACE TO AIR OUR VIEWS. TO MY FRIENDS ON THIS WEBSITE WHOSE POSTS I FIND VERY INTERESTING, I WISH YOU THE BEST OF THE COMING YEAR. I EXPECT TO READ MORE FROM CURIOUS 1, OSITA DIOKA, OTILE, EXCISESIONIST, IBRAHIM SAAD, ALIAS NAGODI,DERI AND A HOST OF OTHERS WHO SOMETIMES CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS . YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS FORUM MAKES THE DIFFERENCE EVEN THOUGH WE DO NOT AGREE ALL THE TIME OR NEVER AT ALL. THE EXCHANGES ARE ALWAYS STIMULATING.
TO CURIOUS 1 IN PARTICULAR, PLEASE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THAT SPECIAL IDENTITY WHICH GIVES YOUR ARTICLES A DISTINCT FLAVOUR.
2013 SHOULD SEE IBRAHIM RELOCATING FROM THE COUNTRY DOWN UNDER SO AS TO BE CLOSER TO HIS FOOT SOLDIERS IN BOKO HARAM.
BEST OF THE SEASON TO YOU ALL.
KENETH, Please accept my
KENETH,
Please accept my apology. At first I thought you were defending Islam. But on a closer look I found that you were merely quoting their Satanic Verses to refute theme and make your good points. Indeed Islam has never been a religion of peace. Sometimes they use Christians to murder fellow Christians, just as they used Danjuma and Gowon to commit atrocities in Christian Igbo land.
KENETH, Are you a Christian
KENETH,
Are you a Christian Moslem? Why are you preaching Satanic Verses to us? You sound like a follower of imam pastor Tune Bakare, one foot in Islam, the other foot in Christianity. That's why he sounds contradictory whenever he opens his gutter. Except that he has money true muslims would have killed him for apostasy. Sharia amputates goat thieves and adores moneyed armed robbers, looters and child molesters like Yerima.
@'ENOUGH OF THESE INSULTS!' 2 BY ANONYMOUS
In the US muslims make up about 1% of the population. But, according to reports, they account for 85% of those convicted of terror plots. As I am typing this post the police in NYC have arrested a Pakistani muslim who planned to attack civilian targets in the city. The foundation of your religion makes people so trigger happy. No day passes without some terrorist attack by muslims. Islam is not the only religion on earth yet it has the monopoly on violence. Muslims constitute 20% of the world population but are responsible for 95% of violence. 77% of this violence is by sunni muslims who constitute the bulwark of islam.The vast majority of terrorist groups are sunnis and I believe you are a sunni too. If you are unhappy about the truth being told then let muslims liberate themselves from islam. That religion has a very violent face.
@'ENOUGH OF THESE INSULTS!' 2 BY ANONYMOUS
In the US muslims make up about 1% of the population. But, according to reports, they account for 85% of those convicted of terror plots. As I am typing this post the police in NYC have arrested a Pakistani muslim who planned to attack civilian targets in the city. The foundation of your religion makes people so trigger happy. No day passes without some terrorist attack by muslims. Islam is not the only religion on earth yet it has the monopoly on violence. Muslims constitute 20% of the world population but are responsible for 95% of violence. 77% of this violence is by sunni muslims who constitute the bulwark of islam.The vast majority of terrorist groups are sunnis and I believe you are a sunni too. If you are unhappy about the truth being told then let muslims liberate themselves from islam. That religion has a very violent face.
@'YOU SEEMS TO BE AN ILLITERATE' BY ANONYMOUS
"-WHO TOLD YOU THAT ISLAM TEACHES VIOLENCE". The answer to that question is: the islamic trilogy made up of the quran, hadiths and sira. These source materials unequivocally show that islam not only teaches violence but is violence personified. Please read these materials and get better educated on islam.
@'YOU SEEMS TO BE AN ILLITERATE' BY ANONYMOUS
"-WHO TOLD YOU THAT ISLAM TEACHES VIOLENCE". The answer to that question is: the islamic trilogy made up of the quran, hadiths and sira. These source materials unequivocally show that islam not only teaches violence but is violence personified. Please read these materials and get better educated on islam.
@'ENOUGH OF THESE INSULTS!' BY ANONYMOUS
You should not be offended or blame the writers you disagree with. What they write come from islamic literature which is held sacred by those who practice pure islam.
"ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE AND THE HOLY PROPHET(PUBH) ENJOINED US TO LEAVE PEACEFULLY WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS-". In islam 'NEIGHBOUR' is interpreted to mean a fellow muslim. He belongs to the "house of islam". The 'infidel' is not to be accorded such luxury. He is of the 'house of war'. They are over 100 quranic verses urging war on the infidel until he accepts islam or pays the jigza under humiliation. They 'prophet' himself did not set any example that could serve as a guide to his followers. The examples of intolerance he set are what the northern muslims, as the authentic believers, are emulating.
Timothy McVeigh and the other killers were never prompted by religion. That is the marked difference. Terrorism is deeply rooted in islam.Make no mistake about it.
@'ENOUGH OF THESE INSULTS!' BY ANONYMOUS
You should not be offended or blame the writers you disagree with. What they write come from islamic literature which is held sacred by those who practice pure islam.
"ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE AND THE HOLY PROPHET(PUBH) ENJOINED US TO LEAVE PEACEFULLY WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS-". In islam 'NEIGHBOUR' is interpreted to mean a fellow muslim. He belongs to the "house of islam". The 'infidel' is not to be accorded such luxury. He is of the 'house of war'. They are over 100 quranic verses urging war on the infidel until he accepts islam or pays the jigza under humiliation. They 'prophet' himself did not set any example that could serve as a guide to his followers. The examples of intolerance he set are what the northern muslims, as the authentic believers, are emulating.
Timothy McVeigh and the other killers were never prompted by religion. That is the marked difference. Terrorism is deeply rooted in islam.Make no mistake about it.
@'MAY THE WRATH AND GOD BE UNTO' BY ANONYMOUS
Why do you waste your time? Allah's curses have never been effective. That was why Muhammad did not trust those curses. He preferred the use of violence to settle scores rather than waste time waiting for allah. Equally, the 'rasool' chose to make his security arrangements while allah only worked out the details of who should be where and doing what when Muhammad was praying or doing something else. The ineffectiveness of allah came to lime light at Khayyabar when Muhammad was poisoned without any warning from or by allah. Some of ur imams are aware of this but choose to keep you people in the dark because exposing such failures will mean questioning the entire belief. The quran says that u cannot ask questions about islam because the answers will cause the questioner to lose faith as it happened to those who did that before.Loss of membership will slash the economic fortunes of the imams in freewill offering, the compulsory zakat and safi which they live on.
@'MAY THE WRATH AND GOD BE UNTO' BY ANONYMOUS
Why do you waste your time? Allah's curses have never been effective. That was why Muhammad did not trust those curses. He preferred the use of violence to settle scores rather than waste time waiting for allah. Equally, the 'rasool' chose to make his security arrangements while allah only worked out the details of who should be where and doing what when Muhammad was praying or doing something else. The ineffectiveness of allah came to lime light at Khayyabar when Muhammad was poisoned without any warning from or by allah. Some of ur imams are aware of this but choose to keep you people in the dark because exposing such failures will mean questioning the entire belief. The quran says that u cannot ask questions about islam because the answers will cause the questioner to lose faith as it happened to those who did that before.Loss of membership will slash the economic fortunes of the imams in freewill offering, the compulsory zakat and safi which they live on.
Re: You must be illiterate
Nobody has to tell anybody if Islam teaches violence or not. The violent fruits of the teachings of Islam abound from Egypt to Somalia, from Afghanistan to Syria, from Maiduguri to Kami......need anybody say what Islam teaches before the obvious conclusion is drawn ? I think not!!!!
@'YOU FOOL MAKING A FOOLISH' BY ANONYMOUS
"YOU FOOL MAKING STATEMENT ABOUT THE PREACHER OF THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE-". Ur "preacher of the truth" actually preached falsehood. He recycled ancient stories and called them revelations. Anybody who knew the truth and questioned the veracity of his claims was branded an enemy of allah and marked for elimination. "ISLAM IS NOT JUDGED BASE ON THE PEOPLE PRACTICING IT-". Ur prophet enjoined all of u to read the koran and follow his sunna. Those who kill are actually doing what he urged.So the religion must be judged based on their actions. "-REFER URSELF TO THE PUREST BOOK ON EARTH BROUGHT BY THE PUREST PERSON(MUHAMMAD S.A.W.)-". The problem with this assertion is that the man who compiled the "purest book" was killed for 'corrupting the words of allah'. In spite of this indictment of the quran, it is the same codex that muslims read today. The "purest man on earth" committed every atrocity under the sun.The quran says the Bible was written by uncorrupted pious scribes.ANYMORE?
@'YOU FOOL MAKING A FOOLISH' BY ANONYMOUS
"YOU FOOL MAKING STATEMENT ABOUT THE PREACHER OF THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE-". Ur "preacher of the truth" actually preached falsehood. He recycled ancient stories and called them revelations. Anybody who knew the truth and questioned the veracity of his claims was branded an enemy of allah and marked for elimination. "ISLAM IS NOT JUDGED BASE ON THE PEOPLE PRACTICING IT-". Ur prophet enjoined all of u to read the koran and follow his sunna. Those who kill are actually doing what he urged.So the religion must be judged based on their actions. "-REFER URSELF TO THE PUREST BOOK ON EARTH BROUGHT BY THE PUREST PERSON(MUHAMMAD S.A.W.)-". The problem with this assertion is that the man who compiled the "purest book" was killed for 'corrupting the words of allah'. In spite of this indictment of the quran, it is the same codex that muslims read today. The "purest man on earth" committed every atrocity under the sun.The quran says the Bible was written by uncorrupted pious scribes.ANYMORE?
LOL!!!
This wonderful news!!
Incompetent slags couldn't even kill themselves properly. Lolz. But it must pain the first incompetent guy to be shot to hell by bullets as he scrambled in his ill-educated head.
Idiots.
More please!
@'GUMI IS CORRECT' BY ANONYMOUS
"-THAT AMERICAN WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. THAT INFORMATION IS VERY CORRECT-". How do you know the information is correct?
may the wrath and God be unto the person who wrote this comment
The stupid and idiot who abused our holy prophet on the above commentμ may the cursr abd wrath of Almighty be unto you and your family for eva, idiot amd myopic.
AA
This your story is not correct
Is better to all muslims to
Is better to all muslims to stop eye service. And tell them self d truth. How is it prosible for a killer to die n have 72 virgins?
This has shown that u hav
This has shown that u hav totally and ideotically misunderstood islam and muslim. Terrorism and killing of innocent lives. Those that do it r hiding under the islamic umbrella to carry out their illegal attacks.
72 virgins awarded 2 suicide bombers
Tanx 2 every lunatic confussing d illetrate dat virgins awarded is a reward thus making islamism cruiety 2 nature.one word i hv 2 say is...muslim bombers killing muslim street hackers & office workers is dat it?
Enough of these insults!
Enough of these.insults! Many Christians have lost bearing whenever this issue of terrorism is mentioned.
These attacks do not have anything to do with religion. Islam is practiced in the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. These killings in the name of Islam occur only in north. Why aren't the Muslims in the south doing the same? Or are they using a different. Quran? Islam is a religion of peace and the holy prophet( pbuh) enjoined us to leave peacefully with our neighbours.
Terrorism has no place in any religion.
The recent shooting in the US im which close to 30 persons lost their lives in a school environment was carried out by a US citizen and I am 100% sure that he was a christain! Remember Timothy Mcveigh, the Oklahoma city bomber? He was certainly NOT a muslim. The instances are numerous.
So when you christains make comments pls. exercise caution and maturiy.
I wonder...
I wonder who is controlling these innocent nigerians or chadians to carry out suicide bombing? what they stand to achieve? Not even fighting and run-away? SUICIDE! what is running through their brain? are they humans or genetically modified and pre-programmed sub-humans?, I strongly think its time the FGN and the Northern gov educate (aggressively) their citizens on the values of life and the need to address issues on a round table that the battlefield, they can never win.
New system by Igbomen in attempt to kill Hausamen.
This is what they plans with hope to end North and Notherners especially Hausamen but Allah plan is beyond theirs.
you fool making a foolish
you fool making a foolish statement about d preacher of the truth and justice should be very careful for islam is not judged base on the people practicing it, rather, refer yourself to the purest book on the earth, brought by the purest person (Muhammad S.A.W) to the purest believers on the earth. please check your fake bible to guide you to Islam
No be small
These terrorists deyvtry o! To scatter 72 virgins na work o! Biko tell them.. No be small aiki fa!
72 virgins
Quran is translated in english, please go and get one read and stop fooling yourself.
You seems to be an illiterate
You seems to be an illiterate who claim to be educated. Who told u that islam teaches violence.

