Two Officers Killed in Maiduguri Blast

Two police officers have been killed in an explosion at government offices in Maiduguri yesterday.

According to the military, it was a suicide bomber that tried to get into the Borno State Secretaria but was not completely successful in his plans.

Security personnel stopped him from entering the offices and it was at this moment that he detonated the bomb, killing two police officers in the process.

Sani Usman, a spokesperson for the army said in a statement that the two police officers were killed during the blast, with one dying on the scene and the other later passing because of his injuries:

“Unfortunately in the process of stopping him, he detonated the improvised explosive device on his body, instantly killing himself, a policeman and critically injuring another policeman…Sadly, the injured policeman died later,” a part of the statement read.

Besides the two policemen who died during the blast, it is estimated that close to 25 other people were also injured in the explosion.

It is believed that the suicide bomber was a member of Boko Haram.