‘Female’ suicide bombers kill many in Maiduguri

As Nigerians rounded up the Independence Day celebrations, three male suicide bombers dressed as women attacked Sajeri area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The men riding in a tricycle Thursday evening stopped at a point, and one of the suicide bombers alighted and ran into a mosque with explosives strapped to her body, which was detonated, killing many in the process.
When sympathisers gathered at the scene, the second bomber detonated her explosive among them.
However, the third one was not lucky as the people around broke her legs before she could detonate her explosives.
After breaking her legs, people kept a safe distance but she could not detonate her bomb.
When security operatives got to the scene, they were able identify the suicide bombers as men dressed in female clothes.
Meanwhile, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said on Thursday that 80 members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, had surrendered to the troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno State.

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Those who surrendered, the Army spokesman said, included Boko Haram commanders, foot soldiers and suppliers of logistics.
Usman said in a statement that those who surrendered had been confirmed to have participated in several attacks in Bama, Borno State.
He said, “In a landmark event today, 80 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered en masse to troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, in Bama, Borno State”.
He said that the only option available to the insurgents was to surrender as the Army, the Nigerian Air Force and other security agencies were committed to the actualisation of the presidential deadline to the military to end the insurgency in three months.

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