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‘Seven killed’ as Boko Haram bombs two IDP camps in Borno

July 24, 2017 8:49 am

At least seven persons were killed, while 15 sustained injuries after suicide bombers detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in two internally displaced person camps in Maiduguri, Borno state capital.

Abacha Modu, a witness, said the first explosion occurred at 9pm on Sunday.

Modu said only the female bomber was killed, as she could not scale through the fence of the camp.

An official of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), told TheCable that the second blast occurred at 11:15pm.

Pic.1. Bomb blast in Maiduguri — Borno State Management Agency (SEMA) officials evacuating body of a female suicide bomber at the Red Bricks quarters in Dalori, community in Maiduguri, on Monday PHOTO: NAN

He said four persons were killed in the incident and that a total of seven persons were killed, including the suicide bombers.

The official said the 15 IDPs who sustained injuries had been taken to the State Specialist Hospital for treatment, while those of them with minor injuries were treated at the camp clinic.

But the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) put the death toll at three.

Abdulkadir Ibrahim, NEMA north-east zonal information officer, disclosed this to reporters on Monday.