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Africa Subsaharan
Police Confirm Multiple Suicide Bombings in Borno, As Death Toll Rises
2017-11-19
[All Africa] The Borno State Police Command has on Wednesday last night confirmed deadly suicide kabooms at the outskirt of Maiduguri metropolis, which it said, 18 civilians including four jacket wallahs died, while 29 others seriously injured.

But sources at one of the Hospitals where the injured ones were rushed for treatment said, two out of the injured ones could not make it as they died as a results of too much lost of blood in the blasts, bringing the corpse count to 20 on Thursday Morning.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Victor Isuku, in a Press statement said, the multiple blasts took place around Muna Gari Community of the metropolis.

"Today 15/11/2017, at about 1813hrs, four suicide bombers, two males and two females, infiltrated Muna Gari community in konduga LGA, and detonated IED strapped to their bodies at different locations.

"The first kaboom occurred at a prayer ground, while the other kabooms occurred thereafter, all within the community. A total of eighteen persons including the four suicide bombers, died in the multiple kabooms.

Posted by:Fred

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