The Nigerian Army has said terrorists group, Boko Haram is trying to remind relevant at all cost.

Deputy Director of Army Public Relation Col. Onyema Nwanchukwu said this in a statement in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

Nwanchukwu who was reacting to the suicide attack in Maiduguri earlier today said the insurgents were after soft targets to remain relevant.

He said, “These attacks on soft targets are indicative of a drowned Boko Haram group. They have lost ground and focus, hence the only way to remain relevant is to callously attack soft targets using person- borne IEDs and other forms of IEDs.”

He said the suicide bombers and one civilian died in the foiled attack.

“At about 1:30 a.m. today, three suicide bombers attempted infiltrating Maiduguri metropolis through Mulai or Usmanti but were intercepted by vigilant civilians in that community. Realizing that they had been busted the suicide bombers detonated their suicide vests killing themselves.

“Regrettably however one civilian died in the explosion and seven others suffered injuries of varying degrees. Troops were immediately deployed to cordon off the area and the injured are currently receiving medical attention at the UMTH,” the army spokesman added.

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