The Nigerian Army has neutralised three female suicide bombers in the early hours of Friday in Maiduguri, Channels Television reports.

The suicide bombers were spotted by the military patrol team along Maiduguri/Damboa road, near Mulai, by the military patrol team at about 5:30am, according to the Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, Victor Isuku.

The women who were sighted in Umulari village strapped Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) to their bodies.

The patrol team shot at the women as two of the IEDs exploded, killing all three of them.

The unexploded IED was detonated by the Police bomb disposal unit who were promptly mobilised to the scene.

Oludolapo Adelana

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