Police Confirms 17 Dead And 24 Injured As Suicide Bomber Hit Maiduguri

Police have made report that 17 persons have been confirmed dead while 24 others injured when Boko Haram insurgents launched a coordinated attack on Maiduguri, Borno state capital last night.

The Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, told journalists in a press briefing that three Boko Haram suicide bombers were shot dead as security personnel battled to repel the attack.

He said one of the attackers, who was also armed with explosives wrapped around his body, was arrested alive.

He said the police have recovered 14 bodies and 24 injured victims from the scene of multiple bomb attacks in mosques around the Chad Basin Development Authority headquarters.

Mr. Chukwu said one of the attackers was captured alive and was in the custody of the Nigeria army, while “three terrorists including a suicide bomber were killed in action”.

He said several arms cache were recovered while some bombs were recovered and defused.
The injured were being treated, he said.