Suicide Bomber Screams ‘Sai Buhari Before Detonating Bomb In Maiduguri, According To The Police Accounts

by Musa Abdullahi

The Police in Borno said five persons died when a suicide bomber attacked an abattoir in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

Mr Aderemi Opadokun, the Commissioner of Police in the State, stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Maiduguri.
Opadokun said the bombing occurred at about 11:30 a.m.

“A suicide bomber, who was shouting “Sai Buhari”, and dancing in the abattoir, detonated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped on his body when people had gathered around him.

“Five people, including himself, died, while eight others sustained injuries,” he said.

Opadokun added that policemen were mobilised to the scene to evacuate the corpses and the convey the injured to thr hospital, adding that investigation into the blast was ongoing.