Tragedy averted as Nigerian Army intercepts three female suicide bombers

In the early hours of Tuesday, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed around Gamboru Ngala have successfully averted what would have been a major devastating suicide attack by three female Boko Haram terrorists in Gamboru, Borno State.


Two of the suicide bombers, strapped with suicide vests, had attempted infiltrating Gamboru town at about 6.45am when they were sighted by a joint patrol team of vigilant troops and Civilian JTF at Unguwar Yobe area.


They were halted by the patrol team from a safe distance and were ordered to unstrap their suicide vests, to which they vehemently declined.

All efforts and entreaties by the patrol team to make the suicide bombers remove their IED vests failed as the duo adamantly approached the troops armed with their IED vests.

They were immediately neutralised by the troops, while the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD) safely unstrapped and detonated the suicide vests.

A third female suicide bomber was detected and intercepted within the same general area and subsequently confessed to the joint patrol that she and the other two terrorists had been dispatched at about 3.30 am on Tuesday to unleash mayhem on Gamboru town.

She also revealed the location she had hid her suicide vest and led the troops to recover it. The recovered vests and the surviving suicide bomber have been taken into custody for further interrogations.