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Female Suicide Bomber Arrested In Maiduguri

Female Suicide Bomber Arrested In Maiduguri
  • PublishedApril 17, 2018

The Borno Police Command says a female suicide bomber was arrested at the Bakassi Internally Displaced (IDPs) camp in Maiduguri early Tuesday morning.

Edet Okon, spokesperson for the police command said in a statement that the suicide bomber was arrested by men of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team, on Tuesday at about 6: 50 a.m. while lurking around the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp.

Policemen subsequently cordoned off the area, diffused the bomb and apprehended the suspect.

The police spokesperson said: โ€œon Tuesday, at about 6:50 a.m., a female suicide bomber was sighted behind Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri metropolis.

โ€œOn sighting the bomber, conventional policemen alongside the EOD team swung into action and cordoned the area, to prevent the escape of the bomber into the city.

โ€œThe suspect, one Zara Idriss was rendered safe, arrested and is now in custodyโ€

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