Today, the Police in Borno State said two female suicide
bombers were killed when they detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
strapped to their bodies in the outskirts of Maiduguri.
A statement issued and signed by DSP Isuku Victor, the Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Maiduguri, said eight people sustained
injuries in the incident. Victor also said that the incident occurred on Friday
at about 17:38 p.m. when the female suicide bombers detonated IEDs against a
taxi on Maiduguri-Mafa Highway.
“Two
female suicide bombers detonated IEDs against a taxi on Maiduguri-Mafa road,
close to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) checkpoint in the
outskirt of Maiduguri. Only the suicide bombers died in the blast, while eight
others including a staff of the NDLEA sustained injuries and are responding to
treatment. The taxi with registration number XA 479 DRZ was conveying bags of
charcoal and two female passengers, including a tricycle machine was also
affected in the explosion,” he said.
Victor added that the police EOD
had sanitised the scene while normalcy had been restored to the area. Mr Abdullahi Danbatta, the Head of
Rescue Team, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), said that the victims
were receiving treatment at the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri.
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