The Nigeria Police Force, Borno State command has said its operatives successfully defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the entrance of the University of Maiduguri on Monday. This was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Nahum Daso, while speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Daso stated that around 9am on Monday, December 4, a suspicious device was discovered near the institution's main gate.