Mr Victor Isuku the spokesman, of Borno State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a suspected suicide bomber.
The suspected suicide bomber , was killed after a failed attack at the University of Maiduguri on Saturday.
According to Mr Victor Isuku, “The bomber had taken cover in a ditch within the neighbourhood of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) Children Secondary School, at the eastern end of the campus”.
“The bomber sighted security personnel coming towards the direction of his hiding place and hurriedly detonated his explosive, killing him only,”
Continuing, he said that the police had already cordoned off the place and is making sure that the area is safe.
“Police anti bomb team were promptly dispatched to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe. Normalcy has since been restored,” he concluded.
It should be noted that three male suicide bombers were killed after a failed attack at the female hostel of the university.
The incident happened on Thursday night.
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