- A dog had reportedly died saving lives of several people at a wedding party in Maiduguri after it attacked a teenage bomber, an official said
- The dog was a dog owned by a resident in the locality
the dog which belonged to a resident of the neighbourhood where the wedding took place stopped the teenage bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd.
According to the police, the teenage bomber was making her way into the gathering at the wedding ceremony when the dog pounced on her.
The girl thereafter detonated her explosive while battling to wriggle herself from the ferocious grip of the dog.
The blast killed the dog and the bomber.
We also learnt that the incident happened at about 7.30 a.m. in Belbelo community of Jere Local Government Area in Borno State.
Speaking on the incident, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force in Borno state, Victor Isuku said: “Information just received indicate that today at about 0733hours (7.33am), a female bomber with IED strapped to her body, attempted to infiltrate a wedding ceremony gathering in Belbelo community of Jere LGA
“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 police however did not say if the dog had training in bomb detection because it is not common in Nigeria for dogs owned by civilians to be so trained, Premium Times reports.
