The suicide bombers have now devised a new strategy by knocking at residences in the night and detonating the explosive once the door was opened, investigations have revealed.
Investigations by the Tribune Online showed that the deadly Boko Haram insurgents were now using children to execute unwholesome projects in some communities in Borno State.
A security officer, who did not want his name in print said, “one of the suicide bombers detonated the explosive device close to a security facility in the area.”
Meanwhile, four female suicide bombers, around 1.15 a.m detonated explosive devices at Usmanti along Muna Garage axis, Maiduguri Borno State.
Two men were killed due to the explosion, while about 16 injured people were administered with the first aid.
The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), North-East zone, Abdulkadir Ibrahim confirmed the evacuations of the bodies and the injured who have been taken to a medical facility.
According to him, “rescue and health workers had immediately moved to scene after the alert. The victims have been transported to the state specialist hospital and university teaching hospital in Maiduguri.”