President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the seeming inability to tame the activities of insurgents to the role of clerics whose insidious preachings continue to attract members into their fold. He said that the joint regional collaboration under the auspices of the multinational joint task force, combined with the efforts of the Nigerian Armed Forces, had gone a long way to decimate the activities of extremists in the West African sub-region. Participants at the end of the meeting resolved to come up with concrete action plans that would change the narrative of violent extremism in the West African sub-region at a follow-up meeting to be hosted by Nigeria. Meanwhile, the Borno State Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, has confirmed the killing of 13 people and several others wounded after two suspected female bombers detonated their strapped Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at the weekend at Biu Central Market in the state. The two suicide bombers were also killed in the attack.Chukwu, in a statement, said: “Two female suicide bombers infiltrated and gained entry into Biu town.

Source: The Guardian December 04, 2017 04:07 UTC