Nigeria: female suicide bomber killed 24 people at Borno food joint

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The Borno Police Command has explained how a female suicide bomber killed 24 people with many others injured at a food joint in Konduga Local Government Area of the state on Friday.

ASP Nahun Daso, the spokesperson for Borno Police Command said this in a statement on Saturday.


According to the police spokesperson, the suicide bomber detonated the improvised explosive device (IED) at a food joint where residents had gathered in a large number to buy food.

Daso said the body of the suicide bomber was severely dismembered by the blast, with only the head recovered from the scene.

“Following the incident, a joint response team comprising the Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit, Military, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and local hunters was deployed to the scene,” he added.


The spokesperson said that the area was cordoned off and thoroughly searched for other possible explosive devices, but none was found.

Some of the victims being evacuated
“The injured victims were evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where they are currently receiving treatment, while the remains of the deceased were also deposited at the hospital mortuary.
“The victims were confirmed dead by medical personnel on duty,” he said

Daso said efforts were ongoing to profile the victims and contact their relatives for proper identification and burial in line with their religious practices.


He said that security had been reinforced in Konduga and surrounding communities to prevent further attacks and restore public confidence.(NAN)