Nigeria: Four Suicide Bombers Die in Maiduguri, As Army Seizes 288 Rifles

Four terrorists believed to be suicide bombers, apparently heading for an NNPC facility along the Maiduguri-Damboa road, have died in their IED-laden vehicles. The explosions took place at Mule on the outskirts of Maiduguri.

According to a statement issued today in Abuja by Defence Headquarters and signed by its director of information, Major General Chris Olukolade, "Three of the four explosive-laden vehicles were demobilized by shots fired at them by soldiers at the checkpoint shortly before the explosions that rocked the area".

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