Explosion in Maiduguri: Four suicide bombers killed, many feared dead
Four suspected suicide bombers, heading for an NNPC facility along Maiduguri-Damboa road according to defence headquarters have died in an explosion from their IED-laden vehicles.
Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade, said the explosions took place at Mulai in the outskirt of Maiduguri.
Mr. Olukolade, a Major General, said three of the four explosive-laden vehicles which the suicide bombers were driven were demobilized by shots fired at them by soldiers at the check point along their target.
The defence spokesman confirmed that five soldiers were wounded while the civilian casualties are yet to be determined.