Four female suicide bombers at about midnight/early morning (1.15 am) detonated explosive devices at Usmanti along Muna Garage axis, Maiduguri Borno State

In addition to the death of the four bombers, two men were  also killed due to the explosion while about 16 injured people were administered with the first aid.

The spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North-East zone, Abdulkadir Ibrahim confirmed the evacuations of the bodies and the injured who have been taken to a medical facility.

Abdulkadir said: “Rescue and health workers had immediately moved to scene after the alert. The victims have been transported to the state specialist hospital and university teaching hospital in Maiduguri.”

The suicide bombers are said to have devised a new strategy of knocking at residences in the night and detonating the explosive once the door is opened. One of the suicide bombers detonated the explosive device close to a security facility in the area.

The Nigerian troop had earlier alerted the public to this new deadly strategy of the bombers.