An attempt by another set of female suicide bombers to attack a community around university of Maiduguri was foiled by security personnel about 4a.m. Monday morning, emergency rescue team said in a statement.
“No casualty was recorded except the two female suicide bombers who died and their remains were deposited at Borno state specialist hospital by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) emergency response teams,” said the statement by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, an Information officer at the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North East.
“There was a similar explosion last Saturday at a mosque close to Federal high court jiddari polo, where the emergency response teams evacuated the bodies of two female suicide bombers believed to have died in the incident.
“The Saturday’s explosion which occurred at about 5.25 am, affected four victims who were transported to hospital,” the statement added.