Police Foils 3rd UNIMAID Suicide Attack, Kills 12yr Old Bomber

This makes it the third suicide attack attempt on the university.

The first two attacks claimed the life of a professor, four others and 17 others were critically injured.

A release by the spokesman of the Nigerian Police Force in Maiduguri, Victor Isuku read: “At about 08:000hrs, a third suicide bomber, female, of about 12 years with IED strapped to her body, was intercepted at Bara Karaya village behind University of Maiduguri, in Muna Garage general area.

“The suicide bomber was sighted by villagers who promptly alerted the military. She was gunned down, while the EOD personnel of the command secured and rendered safe her unexploded IED vest.”