No fewer than 18 persons were killed in a multiple suicide bomb attacks at Muna Gari community of Konduga Local Government Area, Borno State.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Victor Isuku, made this known in a statement issued in Maiduguri.
According to the police, the incident occurred at about 18:13 p.m. when four suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) strapped to their bodies.
The first explosion, it was reported, hit a congregation at a prayer ground while other explosives were also detonated at different locations in the area.
The police spokesman said that apart from the suicide bombers, 14 persons were killed.
According to him, 29 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the attack.
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His statement reads in part: “Today 15/11/2017; at about 18:13 hours, four suicide bombers, two male and two female, infiltrated Muna Gari community in Konduga Local Government Area, and detonated IED strapped to their bodies at different locations.
“The first explosion occurred at a prayer ground, while the other explosions occurred thereafter, all within the community.
“A total of eighteen persons including the four suicide bombers, died in the multiple explosions, while twenty-nine others sustained various degrees of injuries.”
The police spokesman disclosed that the victims were taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) and State Specialist Hospital for treatment.
He added that police patrol and EOD teams were deployed to sanitize and render the area safe.
According to him, normalcy had been restored to the area.
