4 people died in twin suicide blasts – Police

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January 25, 2017 5:09 PM

The confirmation was given by Commissioner of Police in the state, Damian Chukwu during a news conference in Maiduguri.

A car burns following an explosion (File Photo)

Four people have been confirmed dead following twin suicide bomb attacks in

The explosions occurred in the capital city on Wednesday, January 25, at different times.

The confirmation was given by Commissioner of Police in the state, Damian Chukwu during a news conference in Maiduguri.

“The first incident occurred around 24:45 hours on Tuesday, when a suspected suicide bomber tried to penetrate the metropolis through Usmanti village. As he tried to cross over near a military check point, he was sighted and gunned down by the soldiers on guard and the shooting triggered the explosive he was carrying, killing him alone,” he said.

“The second incident happened this morning around 04:50 hours when a group of suspected suicide bombers also tried to penetrate the metropolis through Kaleri village. Unfortunately for them, there was a vigilant military check point in the place and one of them was sighted trying to cross the fence and was gunned down.

“But unknown to anybody, the remaining bomber had scaled through and moved about 200 meters away. She met some people and detonated her explosive killing herself and one other person,” he added.

Chukuwu said further that two people who were injured in the attack are currently receiving treatment.

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