Female Suicide Bomber Kills at least eight in Maiduguri

Not fewer than 12 people were killed today at Maiduguri metropolis when a female suicide bomber attacked London Ciki around 4.30 a.m. according to the Police source.

According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu, “The suicide bomber detonated IED, blew herself up and killed eight persons.

“Security operatives have foiled three of the attempted suicide bomb attacks while only one of them carried out the attack and all the four suicide bombers were killed in the attack.’’

Chukwu added that all the attacks occurred at the outskirts of the metropolis.

According to him, those wounded in the attacks were rushed to University of Maiduguri, Teaching Hospital for medical attention.