The Nigeria police said a lone female suicide bomber died in an attempt to bomb, Northwest University in Kano yesterday around 1PM Nigerian time.
The female estimated to be 16 years of age, was walking suspiciously towards the gate of the university when police guarding the area spotted her, isolated her and called for reinforcement from female police officers adept at handling Muslim females.
The young woman who had a bomb concealed inside her hijab, killed herself by detonating her explosives, five policemen suffered minor injuries.