’12 killed’ in fresh suicide attack in Borno

Three suicide bombers have killed about 12 people and injured 27 in Meshimari, a village in Konduga local government of Borno state.

Ibrahim Liman, a witness, said the incident occurred around 12pm on Monday.

He told TheCable that the bombers sneaked into a place close to the residence of the district head of the village.

Liman also said the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) took those injured to the state’s specialist hospital for treatment.

Bello Danbatta, spokesman of the civilian joint task force (JTF), also spoke on the attack.

“The bombers always target a large number of crowd in the area,” he said.