Two heroic dogs reportedly died while foiling what would have been a far more tragic incident at Molai General Hospital in Maiduguri, Konduga local government area of Borno State, in the early hours of Friday, August 4.

The dogs prevented the bombers from gaining entry into the hospital with their persistent barking, and when the male and female insurgents were attacked by the dogs, they were forced to detonate the bomb strapped to their body and died instantly.

Confirming the incident, the Spokesman of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Malam Bello Danbatta,  said that the dogs and the bombers died instantly in the attack but that no other life was lost. However, two CJTF sustained injury and evacuated successfully for treatment.

An eyewitness who spoke to NAN, said the dogs belonged to members of the CJTF and had been deployed to the area for rescue operations, and attacked the suicide bombers when they sensed the two persons were strangers.

Isah said that the explosion blew the suicide bombers to pieces and killed the dogs.

“We heard the male suicide bomber shouting in his dialect and the dogs barking and going after them. Only the suicide bombers and the dogs were killed in the attack,” he said.

Borno State Emergency Management Agency officials emergency Response Team evacuated bodies of the suicide bombers to the mortuary.