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Heavy security has been beefed up in and around Maiduguri, the Borno State capital following multiple suicide attacks on the town on Friday.
The multiple explosions which occurred at three separate locations in the city left six persons dead and several others critically injured.
Our correspondent reports that many residents of Maiduguri have become apprehensive with the resurgence of suicide attacks on the city in the last few weeks.
Borno state Police Commissioner Damian Chukwu has assured residents not to panic as the security operatives are working very hard to quell the situation.
The CP who brief journalists on the attacks in Maiduguri on Friday in his office confirmed that the casualty figure stands at six with four suicide bombers, who blew themselves off and two other civilians.
CP Chukwu said, the first incident happened at the Polo area, when three suicide bombers attempted approaching a mobile police check point.
“The first attack occurred at Jiddari Polo area, close to the Mobile Police unit, opposite the Federal High Court. Three suspected suicide bombers, two ladies and man, were sighted approaching the direction of police check point.
“However, before reaching the check point one of the ladies removed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED), strapped to her body and handed it over to the other man. While the later was in the process of putting on the IED on his body, it instantly exploded, killing him and one other female accomplice, while the other lady that removed the explosive from her body survived.
“The survivor was instantly arrested and subsequently handed over to the military for further interrogation,” he said.
About the second explosion, the CP explained that “it went off around 8.30am along around-Mafa road, when a man attempted to sneak into the crowded Muna motorpark to wreak havoc but was prevented by vigilante on stop-and-search duty at the entrance.
“When the suicide bomber realised that he will not get access into the park, he detonated the explosive, strapped to his body. Fortunately, he died alone, with some civilians wounded”,CP Chukwu informed.
The third incident, Mr. Chukwu, narrated occurred along the Maiduguri-Ngamborou road, few minutes after the second one when a male suicide bomber was interrogated by members of Civilian JTF.
“The vigilante members sighted a man walking in a suspicious manner towards the main entrance gate. They hurriedly accosted him, but unfortunately, he detonated the IED on his body, killing himself and two civilian JTF members”, the CP
