Three suspected female suicide bombers have been killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna garage at the outskirt of Maiduguri in Borno State. Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, North-East Information Officer of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday in Maiduguri that the incident occurred on Wednesday.
“On Wednesday at 10.05p.m., three suspected female teenage suicide bombers attempted to attack military outpost popularly known as “Gontanamo” along Muna garage.
“They were sighted trying to gain access to the premises and were shot by the security agents on guard leading to the detonation of their concealed explosives.”
“All the three of them were killed in the explosion. A security personnel was also injured,” Ibrahim said.
The Information Officer said that the remains of the bombers have been evacuated to Borno Specialist Hospital by aids workers, the NEMA official, said.
Malam Murtala Ibrahim, the Assistant to Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident.
He also explained that the three female suicide bombers had Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) strapped to their bodies.
“They were intercepted by security personnel on duty along Maiduguri/Mafa road, close to the gate of 195 battalion location.
“The three bombers detonated their IEDs, killing themselves only, while one soldier was said to have been injured.
“Police Anti Bomb Unit personnel have visited the scene and rendered it safe while normalcy has since been restored,” the police spokesman said. (NAN)
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