Suicide Bomber kills at least sixteen people in North East Nigeria

Borno State, Maidugiri - At least 16 people has been killed by a suicide bomber near a camp for those made homeless by Boko Haram violence in the northeast Nigeria, emergency offerings said on on Monday.


The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the attacks took place at approximately 8:45pm on Sunday near the Dalori camp at Kofa village, near the Borno kingdom capital Maiduguri.

NEMA northeast region spokesman Abdulkadir Ibrahim said two woman suicide bombers tried to get into the camp but were thwarted through safety personnel.

"Two different lady suicide bombers additionally detonated their explosives at the adjacent Dalori Kofa village, in which they killed 16 human beings," he added in a assertion.

Earlier tolls given with the aid of local humans said at least 12 or 13 people were killed however Abdulkadir stated three of those injured and taken to medical institution had in view that died.

"The 16 does no longer consist of the bombers," he told AFP.

Dalori is set 10km southeast of Maiduguri and is one among the biggest camps for internally displaced human beings (IDP) in the far flung vicinity.

Boko Haram has previously attempted to goal the camp: as a minimum eighty five human beings have been killed in January final 12 months when insurgents rampaged through groups close to Dalori.

Residents were shot and their houses burned down while lady suicide bombers blew themselves up some of the crowds of people fleeing the violence.

The latest attack is the maximum lethal in Nigeria due to the fact June eight, while 11 people have been killed in an extraordinary mixed gun and suicide attack within the Jiddari Polo area of Maiduguri.

Boko Haram has again and again targeted the strategic town, mainly its outlying communities, IDP camps and the metropolis's university.

The bombings and sporadic hit-and-run attacks underline the hazard nonetheless posed via the jihadists, in spite of claims from the authorities they are a spent force.

Gunmen killed 8 members of a civilian defense force pressure assisting the army on June 11 within the Konduga location, which is at the equal avenue as the Dalori camp.

At least 20 000 humans were killed within the conflict when you consider that 2009 and extra than 2.6 million made homeless, many of whom are dealing with excessive food shortages or hunger.