ADAMAWA: 2 suicide bombers killed in failed attack in Madagali

Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers were on Sunday killed after a failed attack on Gulak, headquarters of Madagali Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa state.

According to the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), who revealed this to newsmen in Yola, three suspected bombers had targeted the Seminary Church in Gulak for attack. However the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on them exploded midway killing two, while the third ran into the bush.

Dr Muhammed Suleiman, Executive Secretary of the agency, said “We received a report that three suspected Boko Haram members targeted Seminary Church in Gulak for attack around 8:30 a.m., on Sunday.

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“Two of them detonated their IEDs and turned into pieces while the third one ran into the bush,” Sulaiman said.

Sulieman said their remains had been buried.No other person was killed or injured during the attack, that only a young girl was hit by the debris and she is still alive.

SP Othman Abubakar, spokesperson, of the state Police Command equally confirmed the attack.

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