Hunters/vigilante group prevented an attempted bomb blast in Gulak headquarters of Madagali by killing three female suicide bombers who attempted to ramp into a sleepy village of Dar to detonate bomb hidden under their dresses.
The Adamawa state Commissioner for Agriculture, Waziri Hamman, made the disclosure while briefing journalists after State Executive Council (SEC) meeting Wednesday in Yola.
According to him, the three female suicide bombers who came from Bakin Dutse, a village near Gulak, were detected and immediately shut dead by members of the vigilante who were on full alert in the area.
“Two of the victims age between eleven and twelve, while the other an adult woman came from Bakin Dutse village, when they members of the vigilante cited them, they were shut dead while attempting ramp in to Dar market.”
The Commissioner however said there was no casualties recorded, as the timely killing of the suspects prevented the suspects from achieving their target.
The Chairman Magagali LGC, Yusuf Mohammed, confirmed the incident, saying “today (Wednesday) is Dar market day and we strongly suspect that the bombers were on their way to the busy market.”
He urged the people of the area to continue to be security conscious and vigilant to avert such threats in the area.
The spokesman of 28 Task-Force Battalion Mubi, Major Akintoye Badare, confirmed the incident.
It is coming just a day after the army repelled insurgents’ attack on the same Dar village.
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