Four persons have been confirmed dead after an attempt by suicide bombers to enter Maiduguri, Borno State, police say.  Mr Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command said this in a statement below...


"At about 2100hrs of Saturday, three suicide bombers, a male and two female, attempted to infiltrate Maiduguri town through Umarari village in Molai general area.

"They were sighted and challenged by civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) member, a government-approved militia group.

"Four people, including a civilian JTF, a woman and her two children died while eight others sustained injuries’", Isuku said.