(File photo) Emergency workers taking away the remains of a victim of suicide bomber

Three male suicide-bombers were killed on Thursday evening as they were attempting to attack a female hostel in the University of Maiduguri, Borno State.

PRNigeria reports that one of the three suicide bombers carried an AK 47 gun while at least two bombs exploded during the attack.

A student leader in the university, Comrade Abu Hanifa Babati confirmed that one of the explosion occurred around BOT Hostel which is a female hostel.

He said another explosion occurred around the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

On the casualty, an emergency worker involved in the evacuation said that: “Four security men in the university, including volunteers, were treated for the injuries they sustained as no life was lost except the killed suicide bombers.

The corpses of the suicide bombers have been evacuated by workers from National Emergency Management Agency and Borno State Emergency Agency.