Three people died and more than 30 injured in a twin suicide blast in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, militia sources and residents toldTwo female bombers late Saturday detonated their ex
plosives among a crowd in Muna Dalti on the outskirts of the city, the birthplace of the Boko Haram jihadist group.
“They came around 8:00 pm and detonated their suicide vests,” Umar Ari, a local militia leader, said. “They killed three people and seriously injured 33 others,” said Ari, who was involved in the evacuation of victims.Residents gathered Sunday morning for the funeral of the three victims. The scene of the bombings, a popular nighttime venue for residents, has been repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram suicide attacks, said resident Gremah Umar.The attacks there were largely blamed on the Boko Haram faction loyal to longtime leader Abubakar Shekau, notorious for suicide attacks on civilian targets including schools, mosques and motor parks.Boko Haram’s decade-long violence has killed 27,000 people in the northeast and displaced another 1.
The conflict has spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military response to combat the jihadist group.
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