Borno state police command has confirmed that a male suicide bomber riding on a bicycle detonated IED strapped to his body at Muna Datti area , killing himself and three Civilian JTF members, like reported by dailypost.ng.
A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Kwaji said 17 people were also injured as a result of the suicide attack.
“Scene visited by EOD and patrol teams. The death and injured were evacuated to UMTH Maiduguri. Normalcy has been restored,” the statement said.
It could be recalled that, this is coming barely 24 hours when the Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG), Habila Joshak, and the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana, arrived Maiduguri and visited schools in respect of the Dapchi schoolgirls abduction by suspected Boko Haram insurgents and reassured residents of the Federal Government’s determination to end insurgency in the northeast.
