A 22-year-old amputee, Yahuza Mohammad, says he survived two separate bomb attacks coordinated by Boko Haram suicide bombers at Muna Garage area of Maiduguri.
Mohammed told newsmen in Maiduguri that the incidents occurred between 2017 and 2018.
Recounting his ordeal, Mohammed who walks with support of crutches, said the attack on March 26, 2017, changed his life when he was hit on the right leg by the shrapnel of the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated by a teenage female suicide bomber.
He narrated that his leg was badly damaged in the explosion which killed three persons and 17 others at Muna area of the metropolis.
He said “Suspicious of her move, one of my colleagues stopped to interogate her, not noticing that she was concealing an IED on her chest. Consequently, she detonated the explossive.
“I only woke and saw myself in the hospital with my left leg amputated.
“The same scenerio repeated itself when another bomber attacked us while we were resting outside due to the intenssive heat.
“I could still visualise how my friend, Hudu, was questioning the girl when I heard a thunderous sound. I was lucky that I was lying down flat when she detonated the explossive, killing my three friends and injuring 45 others,” he said.
He vowed to continue defending his community despite his disability.
“What we are lacking is support. We are left to protect ourselves with bare hands. I normally go to the market to buy some commodities to sell in the community which enabled me to go round as part of my patrol strategy,” he said.