(File photo) A bombed area in Nigeria’s north east

The Borno Police Command on Friday confirmed two more explosions after a separate suspected suicide bombing in Maiduguri.

Mr Damian Chukwu the Commissioner of Police, made the confirmation while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri.

“Aside from the explosion near a mobile police location in Jiddari, we had two other suicide bombings along Maiduguri-Gamboru road.

” In the first case, a suspected male suicide bomber detonated his explosive after he was stopped at the entrance of the Muna Garage, killing himself instantly, ” Chukwu said.

He said that another suspected male suicide bomber detonated his explosive on the same road few meters away killing himself and two local vigilantes called Civilian JTF.

“In all, we recorded six deaths, comprising four suspected bombers and two vigilantes.

“This is about the sixth or seventh suspected suicide attack in the last couple of days, the police and other security agents are working hard to stop the ugly trend,” Chukwu said.

The Police Command had earlier confirmed the killing of two suspected suicide bombers after an explosion near a mobile police unit in Jiddari area of Maiduguri.

Mr Victor Isuku, the command’s spokesman, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Maiduguri, said the explosion occurred in the early hours of Friday.

“By 3.50 a.m today, the mobile police personnel on guard duty, opposite the Federal High Court in Jiddari sighted three suspected suicide bombers; comprising two females and a male running toward their sandbag.

“They ordered them to halt for questioning but they refused. In the process, one of the females detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped to her body, the IED killed her and one other male accomplice.

“The other female was arrested alive and subsequently handed over to the military for further necessary follow up actions,” he said.

Isuku added that the police had mobilised its bomb disposal personnel to further comb the area for possible IEDs.

“Police bomb disposal unit also mobilised to the scene to detonate unexploded IEDs on the bodies of the deceased suspected suicide bombers.

“The second bang was as a result of the demolition of the remaining IEDs by police EOD unit,” he said.

According to the police image maker, normalcy has been restored to the area. (NAN)