According to the police, two
female suicide bombers, trying to infiltrate Maiduguri, the troubled capital of
Borno State have been killed.
In a statement by the
spokesman of Police in Borno State, Northeast Nigeria, Victor Isuku, deputy
superintendent of police, said, “On 29/10/2017, at about 1845hrs, two female suicide
bombers attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri township from Mafa /Dikwa LGA axis.
“They were sighted by
vigilant security personnel deployed on patrol.
“Apparently startled by the
presence of the security patrol team, and in order to avoid arrest, one of the
bombers hurriedly detonated her IED vest killing herself and her partner in a
nearby farmland close to NDLEA checkpoint along Maiduguri /Mafa highway,
outskirt of Maiduguri township.”
Isuku said, “No other
casualty was recorded. Police patrol /EOD teams were mobilized to sanitize the
scene /vicinity, and render the unexploded IED vest of the second bomber safe.”
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