No fewer than four persons were killed
in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday at Amarwa community of Konduga
Local Government Area of Borno.
The incident occurred at about 2 p.m.
when a male suicide bomber infiltrated the village and detonated an
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped to his body.
An eye witness, Bukar Fantai, disclosed
that the bomber managed to sneak into the village disguising as a
grain merchant.
Fantai said that the insurgent first
approached a shop keeper and offered sorghum for sale.
He said the terrorist, thereafter, went
to a shade where many villagers gathered for relaxation and detonated
the explosive.
“The suicide bomber detonated the
IED, blew up himself, killing three other persons, while 13 others
sustained injuries in the explosion,” he said.
A competent security source confirmed
the attack, saying that the wounded persons were referred to the
University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for treatment.
The source said that Police EOD and
patrol teams had been deployed to sanitise the scene of the attack,
adding that normalcy had been restored to the area.
Police and military authorities have
yet to comment on the incident.
*PM News
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