The Borno State Police command has confirmed the death of two female suicide bombers who were killed in a failed suicide attack in Maiduguri.
The two suicide bombers according to the state police Public Relations Officer, Victor Isuku were killed while attempting to forcibly gain access and blow up a mosque this morning.
The Police spokesman while confirming the incident said: “At about 0520hrs today (Saturday), two female suicide bombers with improvised explosives device strapped to their bodies attempted to enter a mosque at Juddumuri village, after the Federal High Court.
“They were intercepted and prevented by the Muslim worshipers. In the process, one of them detonated her vest, killing both of them and injuring five other persons.
“The injured were rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, while the remains of the suicide bombers were evacuated by the State Emergency Management Agency.”