No fewer than
five persons died, with 18 other seriously injured, during a suicide bomb
attack, on Thursday, by Boko Haram at Amarwa, Konduga Local Government Area of
Borno State.
According to
an indigene of the town, a female suicide bomber attacked a location in the
town, killing four civilians and injuring scores of others. The indigene, who
demanded anonymity, told SaharaReporters
on the phone that the bombing occurred at about noon. The bomber was also
killed by the blast.
"Eighteen
people, 13 of them severely, were injured and have been taken to the Borno
State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri for treatment. Five others sustained
minor injuries," the local, a member of the vigilante group said.
Hospital
sources also confirmed that some wounded persons were brought from the Konduga
Area.
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