Breaking: 7 Killed In Suicide Bomb Attack In Borno

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No fewer than seven persons were killed on Thursday after two suspected female suicide bombers attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno.

Malam Murtala Ibrahim of the Borno Police Command Public Relations Unit, who confirmed the incident in statement he issued in Maiduguri on Friday stated that six persons sustained injuries.

“Yesterday at about 22.45 hours, two suspected female suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies at Mandarari ward in Konduga LGA, killing themselves and five others.

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“Six persons sustained various degrees of injuries.

“The corpses and injured persons were evacuated to General Hospital Konduga, and normalcy restored to the area,” he said.

The incident comes barely three days after three suspected female suicide bombers were killed while attempting to attack a military outpost near Muna garage in the outskirt of Maiduguri.

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