A major disaster was averted on Sunday as a suicide bomber killed him-self without achieving his goal.
He was heading to a major market in Borno State when he mistakenly detonated the bomb he was carrying.
He died in the blast.
The Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Mr. Damian Chukwu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Maiduguri.
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According to him, the incident occurred on Saturday, at about 7:20 p.m. at the Monday Market general area.
Said Chukwu: “The male suicide bomber sighted massive presence of police and other security deployments at Oando Filling station near Post Office and hurriedly detonated the explosives, killing himself alone.
“More police personnel have been deployed to most parts of the capital and other flash points in the state.
“This is to ensure security of lives and property, especially in the remaining days of the Ramadan fast and as Eid el-Fitr approaches.”
