An amazing news of how a Dog without bomb training averted a teenage bomber in Maiduguri
A dog had reportedly died saving lives of several people at a wedding party in Maiduguri after it attacked a teenage bomber, an official said
sources from media news shows that the dog which belonged to a resident of the neighbourhood where the wedding took place stopped the teenage bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd.
Information made available reveals that three persons, all suspected Boko Haram bombers, died in their own explosions in the early hours of Sunday April 2 when they attempted to capture Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, with explosive vests strapped around their bodies, an official said.
According to the police, the teenage bomber was making her way into the assembly at the wedding ceremony when the dog jumped on her. The girl thereafter detonated her explosive while battling to dodge herself from the fierce grip of the dog. The blast killed the dog and the bomber. we also learnt that the incident happened at about 7.30 a.m. in Belbelo community of Jere Local Government Area in Borno State.
Speaking on the incident, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force in Borno state, Victor Isuku said: “Information just received indicate that today at about 0733hours (7.33am), a female bomber with IED strapped to her body, attempted to invade a wedding ceremony gathering in Belbelo community of Jere LGA.”
“She was however intercepted by a watch dog, so she had to detonate the IED to kill herself and the dog. “The dog was owned by resident in the locality,” said Mr. Isuku, a deputy superintendent of police. The police however did not say if the dog had training in bomb detection because it is not common in Nigeria for dogs owned by civilians to be so trained.
Scores of attacks like this have been carried out in the past six months, which have resulted in death and injuries.
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