Kayode Idowu
Three persons were killed in a foiled suicide attack on Maiduguri, Borno State.
The attack, which was foiled by a detachment of a youth vigilante group, also led to two injuries.
According to a statement by the spokesman for the police in Borno State, Victor Isuku, three suicide attackers were prevented from detonating the explosive devices on them by members of the group.
He said two members were injured in the course of preventing the suicide attackers, who were killed by the explosion.
The statement read: “Yesterday (Friday), at about 2149hrs, three suicide bombers, a male and two females, attempted to infiltrate Usmanti Community in Mafa LGA.
“They were sighted by the vigilant Civilian Joint Task Force, who quickly alerted the joint security personnel deployed in the area. The suicide bombers were chased. In the ensuing stampede and an attempt to escape arrest, the suicide bombers hurriedly detonated IEDs strapped on their bodies, killing themselves.
“However, two CJTF members sustained injuries and were rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The police and visited the scene to sanitise and make the area safe.”
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