BEVERLY HILLS, August 05, (THEWILL) – Three suicide bombers were killed by the military at Simari area of Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.
According to a statement by Victor Isuzu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Maiduguri, the incident occurred at about 9.49 p.m., when three suicide bombers, a male and two females attempted to penetrate Usmanti Community in Mafa local government.
“The suicide bombers were chased by security personnel in the ensuing stampede and in an attempt to escape arrest, the suicide bombers hurriedly detonated the IEDs strapped on their bodies killing themselves,” he said.
“However, two members of the security personnel sustained injuries and were rushed to University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
“Police and EOD personnel visited the scene to secure and render the area safe.”
An eye witness, Amin Audu, revealed that the bombers took advantage of the night to gain access into Maiduguri.
“The powerful blast also made the explosives strapped to the other ladies to detonate and blew them into pieces,” he said.
Although, te Army has continued to insist that the Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated, Maiduguri and other liberated areas have witnessed upsurge of suicide bomb attacks in which many lives and property were lost in the past two months.
