Seven Killed and Many Injured as Female Suicide Bombers Detonate Explosives in Bama IDP Camp

At least seven persons have been killed in a suicide attack in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Banki Town in Bama Local Government Area, Borno State.

Illustrative photo of a female suicide bomber

 

According to a report on Channels Television, seven persons have been killed in suicide bomb attacks on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Banki Town in Bama Local Government Area, Borno State.

 

Two female suicide bombers reportedly detonated their strapped explosives at about 7:00am local time on Wednesday, a correspondent in Borno State, Blessing Tunoh has reported, adding that an unidentified number of persons were also injured.

 

The attack came after the General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu, spent Tuesday night with troops during an operational visit. His convoy was ambushed on Tuesday on its way to Bama. One soldier was killed while two other sustained injuries in the attack.

 

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Boko Haram is largely suspected as the terrorist group has carried out such attacks in the region in the past.