The Borno Police
Command on Monday confirmed the killing of three suspected suicide bombers
after a foiled attack near Maiduguri.
Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police
made this known in a statement in Maiduguri.
“Information just received indicates,
today at about 0510 hours three female suicide bombers attempted to enter
Mamanti village in Jere Local Government Area.
“They were intercepted by vigilantes
called Civilian JTF.
“In the process, one of the bombers
detonated Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) strapped to her body killing
herself alone.
“The other two tried to escape but were
shot dead by security personnel on duty”.
Chukwu said that the police anti bomb
unit had been drafted to the scene to render it safe.
-NAN
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