Five Female Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up In Maiduguri.

Six people including five female suicide bombers aged

between 9 and 13, lost their lives during an attack in

Maiduguri, Borno state earlier today.

According to reports, the five girls who had bombs

strapped on them were travelling in a group when they

approached civilian vigilantes helping the Nigerian military

fight Boko Haram.

“Two of the girls detonated their explosives instantly and

the rest fled the scene,” Muhammad Kanar from the

Nigeria Emergency Management Agency told the BBC

Hausa service.

The other three blew themselves up as they were being

chased by security forces. One other person was killed and

four wounded in the incident.