BEVERLY HILLS, November 11, (THEWILL) – Three women strapped with explosive device on their bodies were in the early hours of Friday shot dead by soldiers while attempting to invade Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
The police spokesperson in the state, DSP Victor Isuku, who confirmed the incident in a message sent via his office’s WhatsApp handle, said two of the bombs went off on the women, killing three of them.
“This morning at about 0530hrs, three (3) female suicide bombers with IED strapped to their bodies were sighted by military patrol team in Umarari village, near Mulai towards Maiduguri.
“They were promptly gun down and the IED on two of them exploded killing all three of them. The unexploded IED on the third was rendered safe and detonated by Police bomb disposal Unit who promptly mobilized to the scene,” he said.
