Police stop 3 Suicide Bombers in Maiduguri

The Nigerian Police in Borno State has on Friday intercepted three(3) suicide bombers at Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Victor Isuku,the spokesperson of the Police in the state, stated that the suicide bombers were two females and a male.

He also said they were apprehended at about 3:50am.

He said: “By 3:50am today, mobile Police personnel on guard duty opposite the Federal High Court, Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, sighted three suspected suicide bombers (two females and a male) running towards their sandbag.

“They (Police) ordered them to a halt for questioning. In the process, one of them detonated the Improvised Explosives Device strapped to her body, killing herself and one male accomplice.

“The other female survivor was arrested alive and subsequently handed over to the military for further explanation and necessary follow-up actions.”

Victor Isuku added that: “Police bomb disposal units also mobilised to the scene to detonate IEDs that have yet to explode on the bodies of the deceased suicide bombers.”

He however said normalcy has been restored in the area.