At least three people were confirmed dead in two separate suicide bomb attacks, which occurred in Maiduguri, on Wednesday morning, security sources have confirmed.
According to a Chieftain of the local vigilante, Civilian-JTF, Danbatta Bello, at about midnight, a male suicide bomber was shot dead from an observatory by a military sniper, after he was spotted
advancing towards a security check post manned by soldiers in the Usmanti layout of Maiduguri.
At about 5.30 a.m. another deafening blast echoed in Maiduguri, as another suicide bomber, a teenage girl, blew herself up after members of the Civilian-JTF stopped her from advancing towards a mosque, where Muslim worshipers were praying.
The female suicide bomber died alongside one member of the Civilian-JTF that tried to stop her. Two others were injured.
Police Spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident and promised to provide more details at a press briefing by the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu.
According to a Chieftain of the local vigilante, Civilian-JTF, Danbatta Bello, at about midnight, a male suicide bomber was shot dead from an observatory by a military sniper, after he was spotted
advancing towards a security check post manned by soldiers in the Usmanti layout of Maiduguri.
At about 5.30 a.m. another deafening blast echoed in Maiduguri, as another suicide bomber, a teenage girl, blew herself up after members of the Civilian-JTF stopped her from advancing towards a mosque, where Muslim worshipers were praying.
The female suicide bomber died alongside one member of the Civilian-JTF that tried to stop her. Two others were injured.
Police Spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the incident and promised to provide more details at a press briefing by the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu.
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