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Dogs foil attack by Boko Haram bombers in Borno state.
Posted by Kess Ewubare
An attack by two bombers on the Moloi general hospital in Maiduguri has been foiled by two dogs
- The Borno state police spokesperson, Victor Isuku states that the failed attack was carried out by a male and female bomber
- The chairman of the Borno state
emergency management agency, Fatomi Ahmed, says the agency has deployed a rescue team to evacuate debris at the scene of the foiled attack
Two guard dogs have died after they foiled a bomb attack on a hospital in Borno state by two persons wearing explosive vests.
The foiled attack which occurred on Friday, August 4, was targeted at the Moloi general hospital in Maiduguri, Punch reports.
The botched attack was confirmed by the Borno state police command in a statement by its public relations officer, Victor Isuku.
The statement read: "Today 4/8/2017 at about 0515hrs, two bombers, male and female, attempted to gain entry into the temporary settlement area for rehabilitated leprosy patients within the premises of Molai general hospital, in the outskirt of Maiduguri township, along Maiduguri /Damboa highway.
“They were prevented by the persistent barking and attacks from dogs in the area.”
"In the process, they hurriedly detonated IEDs strapped to their bodies, killing themselves. No other casualty was recorded.
“Police EOD teams were promptly drafted to scenes, to sanitize and render the area and its surrounding safe. Normalcy has since been restored.”
Similarly, the chairman of the Borno state emergency Management Agency, Mr. Fatomi Ahmed, said the agency had deployed a rescue team to evacuate debris at the scene of the foiled attack.
Philipconcept Blog's gathered that online media Naija news had earlier reported that bombers suspected to be members of the Boko Haram have attacked a general hospital located at the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno state.
According to related reports said the blasts happened in series with the first explosion going off at 3:50 am. The second one reportedly went off between 5:00 am and 5:30 am.
