Four
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were, on Sunday night, killed when two male
suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies at Dalori 2 IDP
camp in
Maiduguri. The explosion also claimed the lives of the suicide bombers
and left 15 others injured.
The injured
victims, SaharaReporters learned, were taken to a specialist hospital in
Maiduguri for treatment.
According to
Borno State Police Commissioner, Mr. Damian Chukwu, the attack occurred at
about 11.15pm when the bombers attempted gaining access into Dalori 2 IDP camp
through the rear fence.
Mr. Chukwu
said they were sighted and chased by security personnel on duty, forcing the
terrorists to detonate the explosive devices on them. He was, however, silent
on the scale of the casualty from the attack.
But the
Police Commissioner added that he visited the scene visited with members of the
Explosive Ordinance Department to sanitize and make it safe. He equally disclosed that security vigilance
has been beefed up in the area.
According to Saharareporters, in a related
development, a male suicide bomber blew up himself at Red Bridge Building in
Dalori quarters, with the explosion injuring a young boy.
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