Men disguised as women bomb Maiduguri on Independence Day

Fresh facts have emerged over the multiple bomb explosions that occurred in Maiduguri Thursday night.

It was gathered that three men, dressed as female, riding on a tricycle Thursday evening killed unspecified number of people and injured several others at Sajeri area of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.

According to eyewitness, one of the suicide bombers alighted from the tricycle and ran into a mosque with explosives strapped to his body.

He detonated his bomb, killing many in the process.

Also, when sympathizers gathered at the scene, the second bomber detonated his explosive among them.

However, the third one was not lucky as the people broke his legs before he could detonate it.

Daily Trust reports that after breaking his legs, people kept a safe distance away from him, while he could not detonate his bomb. It was reported that when security operatives got to the scene, they identified the suicide bombers as men dressed in female clothes.