Female suicide bombers kill 23 in Borno mosque

Two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Devices at the Molai-Umarrari Mosque, Ummarari, on the outskirts of Maiduguri, on Wednesday, killing no fewer than 22 worshippers.

One of the 18 injured worshippers, who had gathered in the mosque for the early morning prayer, died at the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, where the injured persons were rushed to after the attacks.

It was learnt that the Imam of the mosque was one of the injured as he was said to be outside the mosque when the bombers struck.

Also, the Nigerian Army confirmed the death of 22 persons in the bomb attacks on Ummarari.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, confirmed that the attacks were carried out by two female suicide bombers.

According to Usman, the first attack targeted a mosque, while the second blast occurred about 50 metres away, a few minutes later.

Usman said troops, other security agents and caregivers had been mobilised to the scene, while the wounded had been evacuated to Molai General Hospital for treatment.

Ummarari is located at about 10 kilometres along the Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu road.

A top military source and an officer of the National Emergency Management Agency, who both spoke on condition of anonymity, said 22 corpses were evacuated from the blast scene and deposited in the mortuary.

At the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, a medical doctor, who did not want his name mentioned, said 12 injured persons were rushed to the hospital, adding that one of them died while eight others were in critical conditions.

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