The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the killing of a
suspected suicide bomber after a failed attack at the University of Maiduguri
on Saturday.
Mr Victor Isuku the spokesman of the command stated this in
a statement in Maiduguri.
“Today at about 10:00hours, a lone male suicide bomber
detonated explosive strapped to his body.
“The bomber had taken cover in a ditch within the
neighbourhood of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Children Secondary
School, at the eastern end of the campus”.
“The bomber sighted security personnel coming towards the
direction of his hiding place and hurriedly detonated his explosive, killing
him only,” Isuku said.
He said that the police had already cordoned off the place
and rendered it safe.
“Police anti bomb team were promptly dispatched to the scene
to sanitize and render the area safe.
Normalcy has since been restored,” he
said.
Three male suspected suicide-bombers died after a failed
attack at the university’female hostel on Thursday night.
(NAN)
