A major disaster was averted on Sunday when soldiers on counter-insurgency operation gunned down 14 female suicide bombers intent on entering Maiduguri to wreak havoc.
Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Yushau Abubakar yesterday told reporters that the suicide bombers aged between 12 and 18 years wanted to make their way to the heart of the city to detonate their devices.
“The female suicide bombers of ages between 12 and 18 tried to force their ways into Maiduguri with the intent of causing mayhem, confusion and panic but were intercepted by the troops of Nigerian Army on patrol
“But unfortunately three of the suicide bombers detonated the IEDs killing 25 persons, while 85 others were injured.
“The terrorists intended to carry out massive and coordinated suicide missions through Asmari, Damboa check point, Ali Dawari, Molai Kura, Baderi, Jumari villages all at the outskirts of Maidugri.
“Some of the suicide bombers were gunned down by our troops, three escaped and one arrested which I believe they have averted what would have been a major disaster if they had gained entrance into Maiduguri.
“One of them went to a nearby house and requested for water to perform ablution but instead prepared herself and came to a nearby mosque and blew off herself killing one person while 13 others were injured,” he said.
He urged the people to be watchful report suspicious movements to security operatives.
This and several other attacks have come on the heels of President Buhari’s recent claim that Boko Haram terrorists have been technically defeated, forcing them to resort to sporadic attacks on soft targets.
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