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Borno: Police Confirm Suicide Bomb Attack, Reveal Number Of Casualties
A suicide bomb explosion has rocked Borno State.
Eko Hot Blog reports that there has been a bomb explosion in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
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The Borno State Police Command confirmed the shocking development in a statement on Saturday.
The command confirmed that eight people were killed and fifteen others sustained various degrees of injuries.
Police Public Relations Officer ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso reported that the tragic incident occurred on June 29, 2024.
A woman carrying a baby reportedly detonated an Improvised Explosive Device IED at a busy motor park in Mararaba T. Junction in Gwoza town.
The explosion claimed the lives of the woman, her baby, and six others, with fifteen individuals who sustained injuries currently receiving treatment at General Hospital Gwoza.
File photo: Scene of a bomb attack
Meanwhile, Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that there was another bomber.
It reported that many of the victims were returning from a wedding ceremony when the first suicide bomber detonated her explosive near a motor park.
Also, another bomber, disguised as a mourner, detonated an explosive in Gwoza LGA as residents were preparing for the burial of those killed in the first attack.
Makama said one person reportedly died and 16 others were injured during the attack.
In March 2024, two people were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED), strapped to a suspected suicide bomber, detonated near a mosque in Biu LGA of Borno state.
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The recent suicide bomb attacks have raised fears of the return of terror to Borno, which was the hotbed of Boko Haram insurgents for more than a decade.
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