By Ndahi Marama

MAIDUGURI—THE Chairman of Gubio Local Government Area, Borno State, Zanna Gubio, and the Acting Commander of 5 Brigade of Operation Lafiya Dole, Colonel Dangana, have confirmed that eight suicide bombers, who attempted to invade Gubio, headquarters of the local government were killed by troops yesterday.

The incident took place at 9:30a.m., when eight suicide bombers with Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, strapped to their bodies, attempted to invade the town, which is about 150 kilometres North of Maiduguri, in an SUV.

Gubio said: “This is contrary to some media reports (not Vanguard), purportedly credited to police, which claimed that nine of the suicide bombers and some civilians were killed during the attack.”

Colonel Dangana also confirmed the killing of the eight suicide bombers by his troops, adding that there was no cause for alarm.