Two female suicide bombers have been arrested in Borno State, in connection with the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Gwoza, authorities said on Sunday.
The explosion left at least 18 people dead
A local government official who confirmed this to Channels Television said 30 of the female suicide bombers were sent into Gwoza to detonate the Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) at different locations within the area, reports Channels TV.
According to the source, only four suicide bombers exploded so far.
She explained that one of the female bombers that came from Pulka Axis was responding to military interrogation at the checkpoint when she panicked and detonated the IED killing herself, the soldier and a civilian JTF member.
It was gathered that the women got into Gwoza from different locations, some from Pulka and others from the Mandara mountains.
