According to a statement from Defence Headquarters, six terrorists believed to be suicide bombers, apparently heading for an NNPC facility along Maiduguri-Damboa road have died in their IED laden vehicles and one of them has been arrested by Nigerian troops.
The explosions took place at Mule in the outskirt of Maiduguri. Three of the four explosive laden vehicles were demobilized by shots fired at them by soldiers at the check point shortly before the explosions that rocked the area.
Five soldiers were wounded, while fifteen civilians including a member of Youth Vigilante Group died while seventeen others were wounded in the explosion.
Eight vehicles were also destroyed in the incident.
