Three
suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a
military outpost near Muna garage at the outskirt of Maiduguri in Borno State,
the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said.
Malam
Abdulkadir Ibrahim, NEMA North-East Information Officer, said in a statement
issued 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 had been evacuated by
aids workers.
“The
corpses were evacuated to Borno Specialist Hospital by NEMA and officials of
the State Emergency Response team,” he said.
The
state Police Command also confirmed the report.
Malam
Murtala Ibrahim, the 2 1/c Police Public Relations Officer, gave the
confirmation in a statement issued to newsmen in Maiduguri.
“On
Wednesday, at about 2245hrs, three female suicide bombers with Improvised Explosive
Devise (IED) strapped to their bodies attempted to enter Maiduguri town.
“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.
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