Four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into the metropolis of Maiduguri, the news was confirmed by the Borno State, Police Command.
The incident was confirmed the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Victor Isuku, in a telephone interview said that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in Tomsu Ngamdu community on the outskirts of Maiduguri.
He said that one of the suicide bombers detonated her explosive near a military checkpoint, while the other one detonated hers at a Civilian Joint Task Force checkpoint, killing themselves and injuring six farmers nearby.
He said that the two other bombers were shot dead by security operatives before they detonated the bomb concealed in their body.
“Police EOD teams have been deployed to the scene to sanitise the area,” the PPRO said.
Source : (NAN)
