The Nigerian Army in the early hours of Friday in Maiduguri neutralised three female suicide bombers, Channels Television reports.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, Victor Isuku, the suicide bombers with Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) strapped to their bodies were spotted by the military patrol team along Maiduguri/Damboa road, near Mulai, at about 5:30am.
The patrol team shot at the women as two of the IEDs exploded, killing all three of them. The unexploded IED was detonated by the Police bomb disposal unit who were promptly mobilised to the scene.
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