No ISWAP mortar bomb at Maiduguri airport – FAAN

Abiodun OBA

One of the houses hit by ISWAP mortar bomb at 1000 Estate in Maiduguri

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured air travellers of their safety, security and comfort just as it confirmed that no mortar bomb exploded at the Maiduguri airport in Borno State.

The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, in a statement on Saturday assured air travellers that it remains committed to its core values of safety, security and comfort.

Yakubu confirmed that the information that the airport was affected was false.

She said there was neither an explosion nor any attack at the airport.

“The airport was not targeted, and is not under any attack whatsoever,” the statement read.

The terrorists said to be of ISWAP extraction, lobbed no fewer than five mortar bombs into the city today, according to a military source.

Among the places hit was 1000 Estate on Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

The bomb hit 12 houses, but no life was lost. A six year-old girl identified as Fatima was injured.

One of the bombs dropped on a car, another on a farm.

Two bombs dropped at Gomari ward.

In February, at least 10 persons died and about 60 were injured after Boko Haram insurgents fired rocket bombs into the town.