Security operatives intercepted
the bomber, a male, at the entrance of the secretariat, but his explosive went
off, just as he was being questioned.
Three persons have died, while
18 others were injured in new suicide attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorist
in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, on Thursday.
The incident occurred
outside the state secretariat around 2pm.
Colonle Sani Usman,
spokesman of the army, confirmed the attack, saying 18 people sustained
injuries, while three have been “declared dead”.
Colonel Usman in a
statement said: “This afternoon, combined team of Nigeria policemen maintaining
security duties at the entrance of Borno State Government Secretariat, (which
was known as Musa Usman Secretariat) in Maiduguri intercepted and prevented a
male suicide bomber from entering to attack workers based on suspicion.
“Unfortunately, in the
process of stopping him, he detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on
his body, instantly killing himself, a policeman and critically injuring another
policeman that stopped him from gaining entry into the Secretariat Complex.
“Sadly, the injured
policeman died later. Similarly, 18 people have sustained various degrees of
injuries and have since been evacuated to hospital for treatment. Troops have
cordoned off the area and evacuated all workers from the Secretariat and
reinforced security.
“In addition, the Explosive
Ordinance Device (EOD) and K9 teams have been mobilized to the Secretariat for
screening until it is declared safe.”
A mosque in Maiduguri was
targeted on Wednesday, but the suicide bomber could not gain access to the
mosque.
Four persons were injured
in the attack and the suicide bomber lost his life.
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