At least eight persons have been reported killed in a bomb explosion early morning of Wednesday at the camp of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Muna garage, near Maiduguri, Borno State.
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency made this known and said the attack also left 20 people wounded.The Northeast information officer of the Agency, AbdulKadir Ibrahim, in a statement said the attacks were simultaneously executed at about 4 am.
He said, “Series of bomb blast have occurred in three locations around Muna Garage area of Maiduguri metropolis. The incidents occurred at about 4 am.
“The first location is Muna Kumbori an unofficial host community camp housing 199 internally displaced persons attacked by three suicide bombers which led to the death of two persons.
“The second location is Muna Dagalti which was attacked by a suicide bomber killing another person.
“The third location is Muna Bulaya attacked by a suicide bomber who was the only casualty.”
According to him, five suicide bombers, all males, carried out the attacks
Ibrahim said, “A total of five suicide bombers all male adults were involved in the incidents killing three persons. 20 people with various degrees of injuries were administered with first aid by Emergency response team and transported to the State Specialist Hospital while the remains of the dead have been deposited in the mortuary.”
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