Two suicide bombers, early Friday, detonated explosives at a police checkpoint near the Federal High Court Complex in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.
They reportedly died in the blast after police officers attempted to stop them from advancing towards their post.
A third suicide bomber was arrested, the police said.
According to Borno State Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Isuku, three of them – two females and a male – were spotted creeping in the dark towards the police post at about 3.50 a.m.
“By 3:50 a.m. today, mobile police personnel on guard duty opposite the federal high court, sighted three suspected suicide bombers (2females & a male) running towards their sandbag”, said Mr. Isuku, a deputy superintendent of police.
“They ordered them to a halt for questioning. In the process, one of them detonated the IED strapped to her body, killing herself and one other male accomplice.
“The other female survivor was arrested alive and subsequently handed over to the military for further exploitation and necessary follow up actions.
“Police bomb disposal units also mobilized to the scene to detonate unexploded IEDs on the bodies of the deceased suicide bombers. The second bang was as a result of the demolition of the remaining IEDs by police EOD units. Normalcy has already been restored”.