No
fewer than 22 persons were killed in a multiple suicide bombing at a market in
Konduga Local Government Area of Borno.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred on Friday at about 9:00 PM,
when three suicide bombers detonated explosives at the “Kasuwar Kifi” in the
outskirts of Konduga town.
A witness, Idrissa Bana,
said the three suicide bombers simultaneously detonated the Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) on their bodies in the crowded market.
Bana said that the
explosives killed 22 persons and 28 others sustained injuries, adding that
those injured were evacuated to a hospital in Maiduguri.
“There were a lot of
people doing last minute shopping when the suicide bombers hit the market,” he
said.
A competent security
source confirmed the incident, adding that at the moment the identity of the
suicide bombers and exact number of causalities could not be ascertain for now.
- NAN
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