ICC Note:  Two female suicide bombers were killed on Sunday morning as they were approaching a military checkpoint in Borno State, Nigeria. According to Col. Sani Usman, Boko Haram is behind the attack since they have been recruiting women and girls for this purpose and they have also been disguising as mad men or women to gain access to certain locations in the area. The Islamic terrorist group has been using women to carry out several other attacks in the country to target civilians and Christians directly. Additionally, on a recent video released by the Islamic militant, their leader promises to bomb churches and kill Christians.   

9/13/2016, Nigeria (All Africa) – The Nigerian military averted an impending tragedy on the eve of Eid-el-Kabir and succeded in killing a female suicide bomber at a security checkpoint while she was attempting to gain entrance into a cattle market in Borno State.

The security agencies were, however, not as vigilant in Kaduna State as one person was killed in yet another attack by gunmen on eight villages in Godogodo District of Jama’a Local Government Area of the state.

The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, in a statement, said that a suspected female suicide bomber was on Sunday evening, seen approaching a troops’ checkpoint located at Kara Cattle Market axis, Dikwa, towards Antul and Mukdala, Dikwa Local Government Area (LGA), Borno State.

Usman said that the suspect was challenged from afar by the vigilant duty sentry and that she refused to stop, claiming to be coming from Monguno to see her parents in Dikwa.

“Troops sensing the direction of approach was suspicious and abnormal, fired a shot at her and the gallant sentry was proven right as it turned out that she was carrying a Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBIED), which exploded with a loud bang, killing her instantly and causing minor injury to two soldiers and a civilian JTF assisting them,” he stated.

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