Boko Haram: Four killed as female suicide bombers target Maiduguri farmers

The Police in Borno on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Victor Isuku, in a telephone interview said that the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. in Tomsu Ngamdu community on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

He said that one of the suicide bombers detonated her explosive near a military checkpoint, while the other one detonated hers at a Civilian Joint Task Force checkpoint, killing themselves and injuring six farmers nearby.

He said that the two other bombers were shot dead by security operatives before they detonated the bomb concealed in their body.

“Police EOD teams have been deployed to the scene to sanitise the area,” the PPRO said. Punch