Three suspects, two females and one male, were
apprehended on Friday, November 18 at the Jiddari Polo area
of Maiduguri, the state capital.
However, one of the female bombers detonated her device
killing herself and the male suspect.
“By 3:50am today, mobile Police personnel on guard duty
opposite the Federal High Court, Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri,
sighted three suspected suicide bombers (two females and a
male) running towards their sandbag,” police spokesman,
Victor Isuku told Punch.
“They (Police) ordered them to a halt for questioning. In the
process, one of them detonated the Improvised Explosives
Device strapped to her body, killing herself and one male
accomplice.
“The other female survivor was arrested alive and subsequently
handed over to the military for further explanation and
necessary follow-up actions.
“Police bomb disposal units also mobilized to the scene to
detonate IEDs that have yet to explode on the bodies of the
deceased suicide bombers," he added.
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