Sixteen persons including 7 suicide bombers died while
thirteen persons were injured in multiple suicide bomb attack in
Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday, June 25th and Monday morning June 26.
A male suicide bomber, gained entry into the premises of
University of Maiduguri, and detonated PBIED on his body near the Rapid
Response Services Office building.
The suicide bomber died while three University security personnel on duty were injured.
One of the injured security personnel, a female (whose
identity was given as Becky Edubi), later died while being attended to
at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.
In another development at about 2230hrs same night, four
female suicide bombers infiltrated Zannari community in Gwange general
area of Jere LGA.
Two of the suicide bombers detonated PBIEDs on their bodies in two residential buildings.
The bombers died killing eight other persons while eleven 11 others were injured.
The third bomber detonated killing himself alone. The
fourth female suicide bomber, identity not known, who was arrested also
died the same night as a result of injuries she sustained.
Yet in another development, today, Monday, June 26, at
about 0408hrs, two female suicide bombers detonated PBIEDs on their
bodies within the premises of University of Maiduguri. One detonated
close to the Entrepreneurship and Skill Acquisition Centre Complex
killing herself with no other casualty. The other suicide bomber
detonated behind Works Department complex also killing herself with no
other casualty.
The EOD sanitised and rendered the various scenes and their neighbourhoods safe. Normalcy has been restored.
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