The Nigerian Army has continued its impressive run of thwarting suicide bombers in Borno as three who attempted to attack a military outpost were killed on Wednesday night, an official has said.
The three female teenage suicide bombers attempted to attack a military outpost popularly known as “Gontanamo” along muna garage at about 10:05 p.m.
After being sighted by the troops in their attempt to gain access to the premises, the bombers were shot leading to the explosion of their concealed IED.
The incident was confirmed by the spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in the North-East, Ibrahim Abdulkadir.
“We have evacuated the corpses of female teenagers. One security personnel who was injured is being treated,” he said.
