SAN FRANCISCO, April 02, (THEWILL) – The police in Borno state have confirmed that three male suicide bombers and a female bomber were killed in separate foiled attacks in Muna and Dusuman villages at the outside of Maiduguri, the state capital; and at Belbelo community of Jere Local Government Area in the State.
According to the Borno Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Victor Isuku, two male bombers killed themselves around Muna garage, near the entrance of the city, without causing any harm to the community apart from a nearby truck which was partly damaged.
“Today, at about 0438 hour, two male suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devised (IED) strapped to their bodies near Alhaji Bukar Gujari Filling station in Muna Garage area at the entrance of Maiduguri.
“All the bombers died instantly without killing anybody.
“A truck was partly damaged” Isuku said.
He revealed that another suspected suicide bomber detonated his IED in Dusuman village killing himself and injuring another person who tried to stopped him.
“Also at Dusuma village in Jere LGA, a suicide bomber detonated IED strapped on him almost at the same time, killing himself, while one person was injured,” Isuku said.
Moments after, another suicide attack was foiled by a dog died after it attacked a suicide bomber at a wedding party in Maiduguri
The dog, which belonged to a resident of the neighbourhood where the wedding took place, stopped the teenage suicide bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd.
The suicide bomber was about making her way into the gathering at the wedding ceremony before the dog pounced on her.
According to Isuku, she then detonated her explosive while battling to wriggle herself from the canine grip of the dog leading to the death of the gallant dog and the suicide bomber.
“Information just received indicate that today at about 0733hours (7.33am), a female suicide bomber with IED strapped to her body, attempted to infiltrate a wedding ceremony gathering in Belbelo community of Jere LGA,” he said.
“She was however prevented by a watch dog, so she had to detonate the IED to kill herself and the dog owned by a resident in the locality.
“Normalcy has since been restored in the area and no further casualty was recorded apart from the dog.”
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