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Security agents kill 3 suspected female bombers in Maiduguri
Three suspected female suicide bombers were on Friday shot dead by security agents after they tried to gain entry into Maiduguri to cause havoc, Borno Police Command has said.
Mr Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command, who disclosed this in a statement, said the bombers were strapped with Improved Explosive Device (IEDs) on their bodies.
He said, “This morning at about 05:30hrs, three female suicide bombers with IED strapped to their bodies were sighted by military patrol team in Umarari village along Maiduguri/Damboa road near Mulai. They were moving towards Maiduguri.
“They were promptly gun down and the IED on two of them exploded killing all three of them. The unexploded IED on the third was rendered safe and detonated by Police Bomb Disposal Unit who promptly mobilized to the scene.”
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