This week has an increase in the occurrences of suicide bombers within Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, North-Eastern Nigeria.
A male suicide bomber breached the premises of the University of Maiduguri today attempting to bomb a students’ hostel at the university.
SaharaReporters reports that the explosion occurred behind the Demonstration Secondary School at the university near the back of E.T.F hall a hostel full of students.
Security guards at the school said no casualty was recorded amongst members of the university community, the suicide bomber died when he detonated his IED vest near the building.
The Police Command in Borno has confirmed the killing of a suspected suicide bomber after a failed attack at the University of Maiduguri on Saturday.
Mr Victor Isuku the spokesman for the state command stated this in a statement in Maiduguri.
“Today at about 10:00hours, a lone male suicide bomber detonated explosive strapped to his body.
“The bomber had taken cover in a ditch within the neighbourhood of the University of Maiduguri Children Secondary School, at the eastern end of the campus.
“The bomber sighted security personnel coming towards the direction of his hiding place and hurriedly detonated his explosive, killing him only,” Isuku said.
He said that the police had already cordoned off the place and rendered it safe.
“Police anti-bomb team were promptly dispatched to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe. Normalcy has since been restored,” he said.
Three male suspected suicide bombers died after a failed attack at the university’female hostel on Thursday night.