The Borno Police Command on Sunday said tragedy was averted when a
suicide bomber heading to the market mistakenly detonated an Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) killing himself alone.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Damian Chukwu, who confirmed the incident
in a statement released in Maiduguri, said the incident occurred on
Saturday, at about 7:20 p.m. at the Monday Market general area.
He said that the bomber was heading to the market where he saw massive crowd to detonate the IED strapped on his body.
“The male suicide bomber sighted massive presence of police and
other security deployments at Oando Filling station near Post Office and
hurriedly detonated the explosives, killing himself alone.
“More police personnel have been deployed to most parts of the capital and other flash points in the state.
“This is to ensure security of lives and property, especially in the
remaining days of the Ramadan fast and as Eid el-Fitr approaches,” he said.
He added that the police Explosive Ordinance Device team were quickly deployed to sanitise the area and render it safe.
(NAN)