Police in Borno State yesterday confirmed the death of eight persons including a female suicide bomber and her baby while 15 others sustained injuries when the suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) wrapped with her baby at the popular Mararaba ‘T’ Junction in Gwoza local government area of the state.
Speaking to our correspondent, the state’s police public relations officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said the female suicide bomber wrapped a baby at her back with the IED which she denoted at the busy junction, killing herself and the others.
“The suicide bomber wrapped a baby on her back with the IED and detonated it when people were accessing the popular Mararaba ‘T’ Junction. Eight persons including the suicide bomber and the baby died while 15 others sustained various degrees of injuries,” he said.
But reports elsewhere said the suicide attack was at a wedding ceremony in Gwoza.
A security source said on condition of anonymity that it was not clear whether the…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
