Series of
suicide bomb attacks, on Sunday night and Monday morning, killed 16 persons and
injured 13 others in different locations in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno
State. The casualty figures were revealed by Mr. Damian Chukwu, Borno State
Commissioner of Police. The attacks were carried out by female bombers.
"We
recorded the death of 16 persons, including the suicide bombers, and injuries
to 13," said Mr. Chukuwu.
At 10 pm
last night, explained the Police Commissioner, one of the bombers blew herself up
at the University of Maiduguri security post.
An hour and
a half later, he added, multiple explosions were recorded at Zanari, Jere Local
Government Area on the outskirts of Maiduguri, when two bombers detonated
explosives in a residential building, killing eight persons and injuring 11.
Another
female bomber was captured alive but died overnight of injuries sustained from
the explosives of her co-bombers. Mr. Chukwu also disclosed that at about 8 am
on Monday, two female bombers blew themselves up on the University of Maiduguri
campus.
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