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Three suicide bombers struck in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, in the wee hours of Friday.

According to Victor Isuku, spokesman of the state police command, the incident occurred opposite the federal high court in the ancient town.

Isuku said the police prevented the attackers from wreaking havoc, revealing that two of them died in the incident, and the third was arrested.

“Around 3;50am today, Mobile police personnel on guard duty opposite the Federal High Court, Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri, sighted three suspected suicide bombers (two females and a male) running towards their sandbag,” he said.

“They ordered them to a halt for questioning. In the process, one of them detonated the IED strapped to her body, killing herself and one other male accomplice.

“The other female survivor was arrested alive and subsequently handed over to the military for further exploitation and necessary follow up actions.”

Isuku said normalcy had been restored.

“Police bomb disposal units also mobilised to the scene to detonate unexploded IEDs on the bodies of the deceased suicide bombers,” he said.

“The second bang was as a result of the demolition of the remaining IEDs by police EOD units. Normalcy has already been restored.”

Attacks of this nature have been the major challenge to the counter insurgency operation of the military, which has recorded a major success under the current administration.

Nine people were killed after two suicide bombers struck in Maiduguri on October 29.