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Reports making rounds online reveal that Muna garage area in Borno
State was attacked by suspected Boko Haram members. Suicide bombers
reportedly attacked a mosque during magrib (sunset) prayer.Police in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has confirmed that
eighteen people, including four suicide bombers died in the ensuing
explosion that rocked the state this evenin.
It was gathered that twenty-nine others were injured. A statement
from DSP Isuku Victor, PPRO Borno State Police Command on Wednesday
evening said,
“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 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
and were rushed to university of Maiduguri teaching hospital/State
Specialist Hospital for medical attention.”
According to the statement, Police patrol /EOD teams promptly mobilized to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe.
The statement also said that normalcy had been restored to the community.
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