Three female suicide bombers have detonated explosive
devises wrapped around their bodies in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.
The arsonists detonated the explosives on Tuesday evening at
the outskirts of Maiduguri along the Maiduguri-Zambia road while security
operatives tried to stop them from entering the city.
According to the State Police Command, only the assailants
were killed in the failed suicide attack.
A statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Victor Isuku
reads, “Today at about 1755 hours (5:55pm), three female suicide bombers,
suspected to have been conveyed by motorcycle and dropped at a distance to
Maranti village in Molai area, were sighted and intercepted by vigilant
security operatives.
“In the process of intercepting them, they hurriedly
detonated IED strapped to their bodies, killing themselves only.”
He added that, “there was no civilian casualty recorded.”
By Seun Opejobi
