Two persons have been reported dead, while others have also been reported injured after a suicide bomb attack carried out in Borno on Monday morning.
A male suicide bomber strapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) reportedly killed himself and another person, while injuring four others at a security formation at Baga road area in Maiduguri.

The attack was reportedly carried out by 1 a.m on Monday Morning.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations in the state, Mr Wakil Maye while speaking to NAN on the attack said that the bomber was intercepted by the CJTF, who sighted the bomber from a distance.

“WHEN HE COULDN’T REACH HIS TARGET, HE QUICKLY DETONATED THE EXPLOSIVES, KILLING HIMSELF, ONE CIVILIAN JTF AND INJURING FOUR OTHERS."

The Police Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD) team were later deployed to sanitise the scene.

Malam Bello Danbatta, the Spokesperson of the CJTF, also confirmed that one of its members was killed by the suicide bomber while defending his country.

Danbatta said that the bomber was targeting Muslim faithful performing midnight (Tahajjud) prayers of the last 10 days of Ramadan.

The injured were reportedly evacuated to the State Specialist Hospital for medication while the male deceased was handed over to his family for burial.

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