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Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by ebukaddon: 10:15am On Oct 23, 2015 |
A suicide bomber killed six people in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Friday,
the country’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
The agency said at least 17 other people were
injured and taken to hospital after the blast at a
mosque during early morning prayers.
The attack was the sixth time this month that
Maiduguri has been hit by suicide bombers,
underscoring concerns about the safety of
civilians from Boko Haram Islamists.
On October 1, a wave of suicide and bomb
attacks left 10 dead in the Ajilari Cross area of the
city, which was hit again on October 13, killing
four.
On October 15, two suicide bombers hit a
mosque in Molai, on the outskirts of Maiduguri,
killing 30.
The following day, three bombers also struck just
before morning prayers in nearby Umarari. Four
people were killed.
Last weekend, soldiers foiled a suspected suicide
bomb attack at the city’s main army base,
shooting dead a woman who failed to stop at a
checkpoint.
Friday’s attack fits into a grim pattern of targeting
places of worship and the use of multiple
bombers to maximise civilian casualties.
NEMA said the latest strike “was carried out by a
suspected lone suicide bomber whose two
accomplices escaped, when some vigilant
members of the community accosted them”.
It was not immediately clear if the accomplices
were also carrying explosives.
The injured were taken to the Borno State
Specialist Hospital and the University of
Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for treatment,
according to a statement.
Nigeria’s military has claimed a series of
successes against Boko Haram, recapturing
territory seized by the militants last year, as well
as the mass surrender of fighters.
Senior officers have characterised the increase in
suicide bombings against “soft” targets as a sign
of the group’s desperation.
But it also raises questions about the level of
security to protect civilians in urban areas, after
similar recent attacks in neighbouring states and
near the capital, Abuja.
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Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by Stevano007(m): 10:16am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by alonzoiv(m): 10:16am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Again? I cant wait to see December and the promise of PMB to stem in the tide,the activities of those useless cowards. |
Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by alonzoiv(m): 10:17am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Stevano007:D for ...i don't want to insult you sha. |
Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by Stevano007(m): 10:21am On Oct 23, 2015 |
alonzoiv: Ho'lup Ho'lup just Ho'lup. . |
Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by ebukaddon: 10:27am On Oct 23, 2015 |
Stevano007:gerarahia |
Re: Breaking New : Suicide Bomber Kills Six In Maiduguri by Samirana360(m): 10:32am On Oct 23, 2015 |
ebukaddon:December is @ hand...can't wait 2 c their end according 2 Buhari |
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