The wave of terror
attacks in Nigeria on Tuesday took a new turn as a suicide bomber attempted to
blow up an Arik Air plane flying from Maiduguri to Abuja.
A suspected member
of the Boko Haram sect who had boarded in Maiduguri, Borno State got up midair
and told all the passengers to
say their last
prayers. As he brought out the explosive device, he disclosed that his main
targets were the white people in the aircraft.
The explosive device
however failed to detonate before the plane landed in Abuja. Police bomb
experts moved in and the terrorist was arrested when the plane touched down in
Abuja.
The attempt on the
airline has shown the dynamism of the dreaded Islamist sect. Meanwhile, the
Joint Task Force had earlier hinted that the sect has plans to launch attacks
on Sallah day.
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