Bomb Explosions In Maiduguri, 4 Boko Haram Suicide Bombers And 2 Civilian JTF Members Killed

Police in Borno State has confirmed the death of six people following numerous explosions in Maiduguri the Borno State capital. According to the Police four members of the Boko Haram suicide bombers and two were members Civilian-JTF were killed in the explosion.

Confirming the incident to newsmen at a press briefing, Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, said that a suicide bomber tried to enter Muna Garage, a usually crowded bus station, but later detonated the explosive at the gate, killing himself.

The third blast took place few meters away, near the city’s entrance gate, where security personnel mounted a check post. Two operatives of the Civilian-JTF were killed alongside the suicide bomber.

One of the three suicide bombers, a male and two female, detonated her explosive device as they attempted to attack the mobile police personnel on guard duty opposite the Federal High Court Complex Njiddari Polo.

The three attackers were said to have ran towards their sandbags but when they were ordered to stop for questioning, in the process one of them detonated the IED strapped to her body, killing herself and one other male accomplice.

The Bombers, two female and a male, died from their explosives while another was arrested alive by the security operatives.

The police also called on residents to be more vigilant and report any form of suspicious movement of persons around their locale.

Also corroborating the incident, the Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency North-East Zone, Ibrahim Abdulkadir confirmed that Response Team from the agency and other rescue workers have evacuated the corpses from the scene at High Court Njiddari Polo area of  Maiduguri.

Meanwhile PRNigeria has reported that the Response Team has being alerted to another explosion along Customs Road, close to Muna Garage in Borno State.