It was gathered that the blasts would have been more devastating but for the alertness of the traders in the market who noticed an unusual movement of a person within the market square and quickly alerted the JTF.
Confirming the incident, JTF Spokesperson, Lt. Col. Hassan Mohammed said some suspected members of the sect invaded Baga Fish Market at about noonand shot three traders.
He stated that his men who were immediately deployed to the scene were able to kill eight members of the sect and detonated three Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’s) suspected to have been planted by the killed sect members.Hassan however, assured that JTF were on top of the security challenges in the state and urged members of the public not to panic but to go about their normal businesses.
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