The Borno state Command of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday confirmed that 16 persons were killed and 82
others wounded in a suicide bomb attack on a market in Konduga Local
Government Area of Borno state, northeast Nigeria.
The commissioner, Damian Chukwu, confirmed the attack in a text message sent to journalists on Wednesday in Maiduguri.
Mr. Chukwu said that the incident occurred at a market at about 5: 30 p.m. when three suicide bombers hit the market.
He said the suicide bombers, a male and two females, who detonated
the explosives at the busy market blew up themselves and killed 16
people.
Mr. Chukwu said that 82 other persons sustained various degrees of
injuries in the attack, adding that the wounded were evacuated to the
Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri.
According to him, the command has deployed a bomb disposal team to sanitise the area.
Culled from: Premium Times
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