Our Correspondent
A suicide bomb attack has claimed five lives in the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state.
The attack also injured 30 other persons according to the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
The Head of the Rapid Response Team of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Bello Dambatta, also confirmed that the attack occurred on Saturday night.
According to Danbatta, two members of the civilian joint task force confronted the carriers of the Person Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBIED) and tried to stop them, but they were killed alongside one civilian following the detonation.
The two female PBIED carriers detonated their explosives at five minutes interval at Muna Dalti settlement.
He stated that the injured sustained various degrees of injury as a result of the explosion and are currently receiving treatment at General Hospital Maiduguri.