The Borno police command says five Boko Haram
insurgents killed 12 people in multiple suicide attacks
in Dalori, a village near Maiduguri, capital of the state.
Victor Isuku, spokesman of the command, said the first
attack happened around 8:30 pm on Sunday. when
five female suicide bombers detonated improvised
explosive device (IEDs), strapped to their bodies.
Isuku said five female suicide bombers detonated
improvised explosive device (IEDs) strapped to their
bodies.
He said the first attacker detonated her bomb near a
mosque, killing seven persons, while the second
detonated her own in a house, killing five people.
“Two other suicide bombers detonated within the
same vicinity, killing themselves only. A total of
seventeen persons including the five suicide bombers
died, while eleven persons sustained injuries and were
rushed to UMTH,” Isuku said.
He added the police explosive ordinance device (EOD)
team were immediately mobilised to the scene and
normalcy has since been restored.
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