Nigerian soldiers shot dead a suspected suicide bomber, with detonating explosives concealed in her handbag, outside a military base in the northeast.
AFP reports that the target was thought to be the Maimalari army barracks, the main military base in Maiduguri, which has been hit repeatedly in recent months by Boko Haram Islamists....
According to a witness, Babakura Kolo, “Soldiers at Maimalari army barracks this morning (Sunday) foiled a suicide attack by a female bomber.
“The woman approached the barracks around 7:00 am, and headed towards the gates.
” Military guards at the gates shouted at her to stop for security checks but she ignored them and continued walking towards the gates. She continued walking with her handbag slung on her shoulder, despite repeated shouts from the soldiers asking her stop.
“One of the soldiers opened fire on the woman and the handbag exploded, blowing the woman to pieces.”
“There were no other casualties in the explosion, which one military officer in the city described as an ‘attempted suicide attack’ by Boko Haram terrorist”.
Boko Haram has intensified its use of multiple suicide bombers to inflict maximum casualties, with secondary explosions detonated as people rush to help victims of the initial blast.
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