Three suspected suicide bombers have been killed after each of them detonated explosive devices attached to their bodies, close to stationed fuel tankers early this morning along Damboa Road Maiduguri.
Spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim disclosed that the bodies of the three suicide bombers have been evacuated by emergency workers.
He said: “The fire has been brought under control while casualty evacuation has been concluded.”
Meanwhile, the Borno Police Commissioner, Damien Chukwu has alerted residents of the state to be more vigilant by reporting strange happenings around them to law enforcement agents nearest to them.
Spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim disclosed that the bodies of the three suicide bombers have been evacuated by emergency workers.
He said: “The fire has been brought under control while casualty evacuation has been concluded.”
Meanwhile, the Borno Police Commissioner, Damien Chukwu has alerted residents of the state to be more vigilant by reporting strange happenings around them to law enforcement agents nearest to them.
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Chukwu who was reacting to Fridayâs multiple blasts in Maiduguri in which three suicide bombers died and three petrol trucks were destroyed, said that the residents must collaborate with security agents by sharing vital information on suspicious movements around them.
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âI want to appeal to the people to be vigilant and be wary of happenings and people around them.
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 âPeople should report any strange objects or happenings to either the police or other law enforcement agentsâ.
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The CP said this was necessary to prevent loss of lives and property associated with suicide attacks in the state.
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âOne will expect that the terrorists will resort to this kind of thing because the military have driven them out of their Sambisa stronghold.
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âThey are now using guerrilla warfare, which is their usual styleâ.
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Chukwu said that the police was collaborating with other law enforcement agencies to ensure total peace in the nearest future.
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He expressed joy that no person was killed aside from the three suicide bombers in the Friday attack.
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 âThe incident happened close to Armani petrol station in the neighborhood of the NNPC depot on Damboa road Maiduguri.
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âThree suspected suicide bombers comprising an adult male and two teenage girls laced with explosives sneaked to the place and found their way into the clusters of the vehicles.
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âThey detonated their explosives one after the other after attaching themselves each to a truckâ Chukwu said.
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He said that the three trucks exploded with the fuel inside and the bombers were roasted to death and the trucks destroyed.
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 âThe fortunate thing is that only the bombers died, no other person was lost,â Chukwu said.
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