Three suicide bombers, two females and a male, on Friday, November 18, struck in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, with one detonating a bomb, when intercepted by security personnel.
The Spokesman of the Police, Victor Isuku, said that the incident happened at 3:50 am, at the Jiddari Polo area of the troubled town.
He said: “By 3:50 am today, Mobile Police personnel on guard duty, opposite the Federal High Court, Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, sighted three suspected suicide bombers (two females & a male), running towards their sandbag. They ordered them to a halt for questioning. In the process, one of them detonated the IED strapped to her body, killing herself, and one other male accomplice.
“The other female survivor, was arrested alive, and subsequently handed over to the military, for further explanation, and necessary follow-up actions.”
He added: “Police bomb disposal unit also mobilized to the scene to (defuse) unexploded IEDs on the bodies of the deceased suicide bombers.”
Isuku, who revealed that there were two explosions, stated: “The second bang, was as a result of the demolition of the remaining IEDs by Police EOD units.”
He, however, said: “Normalcy has already been restored.”
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