One of the bombers, who was arrested by members of a local vigilante, reportedly confessed that other bombers had been sent into the town to detonate bombs and cause destruction.
According to reports, 52 female suicide bombers have been ordered to carry out attacks in Maiduguri.
One of the bombers, who was arrested by members of a local vigilante, reportedly confessed that other bombers had been sent into the town to detonate bombs and cause destruction.
A member of the vigilante told This Day:
"One of the female suicide bombers arrested revealed that presently in Maiduguri there are 52 female suicide bombers who have been commissioned to explode bombs at high density areas."
This revelation comes as two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a busy market in Maiduguri on Monday, December 1.
A similar attack occurred, also in Maiduguri, on Tuesday November 25, 2014.
