Female suicide bombers hit Maiduguri
By Ndahi Marama
MAIDUGURI—Multiple female suicide
bombers, yesterday evening, sneaked into Sageri, Ajilari and other communities
on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, and detonated bombs which
left scores dead and many injured.
Ajilari ward, which is on outskirt
of Maiduguri, had two days to Sallah, witnessed a suicide bomb attack which
left over 100 people dead with 97 seriously injured.
The multiple explosions in Sageri
and Ajilari occurred simultaneously at about 7:30p.m., after which men of the 7
Division, Nigerian Army, responded with their artillery fire power.
A source close to the scene at
Sageri told Vanguard that the female suicide bombers who sneaked into the area
on tricycles, detonated their explosives at a popular public gathering near at
tea seller joint (Mai Shai).
[Vanguard]
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