4 people killed, 8 injured in suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri north-eastern Nigeria on Saturday.
According to the police, a woman, her two children and four other persons, including member of the Civilian Joint Task Force were killed in the Saturday night attack carried out by three suicide bombers.
The three suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies as they fled in different directions after being identified by the Civilian Joint Task Force personnel, who triggered the bombers to fee after challenging them.
“At about 2100hrs of 18/3/2917, three suicide bombers, a male and two female, attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri town through Umarari village in Molai general area. They were sighted by Civilian JTF and challenged.” Read the statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police, Borno State Command, Victor Isuku.
The eight people injured in the attacks were said to be receiving treatment in a local hospital.
The attack is linked to Boko Haram terrorists that are believed to haves killed about 15,000 people and forced more than 2 million people to flee their homes in Africa’s most populous nation since 2009.
Despite claims from the Nigerian military that the group is on the verge of defeat, suicide bomb attacks remain a threat to civilians, particularly in Maiduguri according to the Guardian
