The dog
stopped the teenage suicide bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd.
The dog,
according to the police, belonged to a resident of the neighbourhood where the
wedding took place.
The suicide
bomber was about making her way into the gathering at the wedding ceremony
before the dog pounced on her.
The girl,
whose original mission appeared to have been thwarted, detonated her explosive
while battling to wriggle herself from the canine grip of the dog.
The gallant dog
paid the supreme sacrifice as it died alongside the suicide bomber.
The
spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force in Borno State, Victor Isuku, said the
incident happened at about 7.30 a.m. in Belbelo community of Jere Local
Government Area in Borno State.
“Information
just received indicate that today at about 0733hours (7.33am), a female suicide
bomber with IED strapped to her body, attempted to infiltrate a wedding
ceremony gathering in Belbelo community of Jere LGA”, he said.
“She was
however prevented by a watch dog, so she had to detonate the IED to kill
herself and the dog.
“The dog was
owned by resident in the locality”, said Mr. Isuku, a deputy superintendent of
police.
Mr. Isuku said
normalcy has since been restored in the area and “no further casualty was
recorded apart from the dog.”
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