Dozens of people at a wedding party in Belbelo community of Jere Local Government Area in Borno State, were saved from a suicide bomber, when a dog stopped a teenager from detonating her explosives in the crowd.
The dog, according to our source, had pounced on the teenager, as she made her way into the wedding arena. When she could not wriggle herself free from the dog, she detonated the explosive, killing herself and the dog.
Confirming the incident to Journalists, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force in Borno State, Victor Isuku, said the incident occurred at about 7.30 am.
“Information just received indicate that today at about 0733hours (7.33am), a female suicide bomber with IED strapped to her body, attempted to infiltrate a wedding ceremony gathering in Belbelo community of Jere LGA”, he said.
“She was however prevented by a watch dog, so she had to detonate the IED to kill herself and the dog.
“The dog was owned by resident in the locality”, said Mr. Isuku, a deputy superintendent of police.
The gallant dog according to the police, belonged to a resident of the community, but did not however, state if the dog was trained in bomb detection.
Mr. Isuku said normalcy has since been restored in the area and “no further casualty was recorded apart from the dog.”
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