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  • 22 killed in Borno suicide attacks

    22 killed in Borno suicide attacks

    At least 22 persons were killed and 28 others injured in several explosions at a market in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

    The incident occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Friday when three suicide bombers detonated explosives at the “Kasuwar Kifi” in the outskirts of Konduga town.

    An eyewitness, Idrissa Bana, said the three suicide bombers simultaneously detonated the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) strapped on their bodies in the crowded market.

    Bana said the explosives killed 22 persons and 28 others sustained injuries, adding that those injured were evacuated to a hospital in Maiduguri.

    “There were a lot of people doing last minute shopping when the suicide bombers hit the market,” he said.

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  • Blasts kill four in Borno

    Multiple blasts killed four people and injured eight others in Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday.

    The state Police Commissioner, Damian Chukwu, told Reuters that three blasts occurred near the Muna Garage area of Maiduguri, the city worst hit by an eight-year-old insurgency by Boko Haram militants, at around 04:30 a.m. (0330 GMT).

     

  • Suicide bombers, two others killed in Borno blasts

    Four female suicide bombers and two other persons were killed in Wednesday’s multiple explosions at Usmanti along Muna Garage road in Maiduguri, Borno State.

    A statement issued by the Information Officer, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Northeast zone, Abdulkareem Ibrahim, said the attacks occurred at 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

    The statement read: “Four female teenage suicide bombers and two other men died when the four female bombers detonated explosives at Usmanti along Mina Garage road at 1:15 a.m.

    “16 people who got injured were administered with first aid by rescue workers before being transported to the State Specialist Hospital and University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri Borno State.”

     

     

  • Multiple blasts rock Maiduguri

    The Borno State Police Command on Friday confirmed that multiple blasts rock Maiduguri, the state capital, after suspected suicide bombers attacked some areas in the city.

    The command’s spokesman, Victor Isuku, confirmed the blasts.

    “Our men are still working at the scene,” Isuku said and promised to supply details later.

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