18 Killed In Borno Multiple Attacks

The Police in Borno have confirmed that 18 persons were killed in multiple suicide bomb attacks at Muna Gari community of Konduga Local Government Area on Wednesday.

A Nigerian Army Staff Sergeant, Silas Ninyo on Sunday, shot dead one Captain T. Mani, who stopped him from beating innocent civilians in Chibok, Borno State.

The Sergeant also killed four other civilians before taking his own life.

The Nigerian Army has resolved to probe the shooting that resulted in the death of an officer and a senior non-commission officer in Borno State.

A Board of Inquiry has therefore been constituted to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting which took place in Chibok.

The Chairman Senate Committee on Air Force, Senator Duro Faseyi on Saturday, commissioned the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Reference Hospital in Port Harcourt.

According to a statement by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), the 60-bed Reference Hospital is equipped with sophisticated modern facilities including CT Scan, Renal Dialysis Machine, a fully equipped medical laboratory as well as dental and eye centres.