Nigeria: Suicide Bomber Strips Explosive Vest to Avoid Death in Borno

19 November 2017

Maiduguri — A suspected female suicide bomber yesterday removed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED), strapped to her body and dumped it at a house within the neighbourhood she was supposed to attack.

It was gathered that the suspect who was supposed to carry out an attack on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, removed the vest to protect herself.

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