At least ten persons have been confirmed killed, following an explosion, detonated by a suspected female suicide bomber in Konduga Town in Borno State.
It was gathered that the horrible incident occurred around 9:30 at night on Friday at Tashan Kifi, an entry point also known as the fish market in Konduga Town.
Confirming the attack in a statement on Saturday, Spokesman of the state Police Command, Daso Kenneth, said so far only ten people have died in the suicide attack
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He said: “We received a distress call yesterday evening at about 10 pm, a female suicide bomber carrying Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, sneaked into a crowd at a local food market and detonated her explosives, leaving 10 people dead, with several others injured.
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“Security agencies were able to clear the area, evacuated the victims, while the injured ones have been rushed to hospitals in Maiduguri for treatment.
“Let me use this opportunity to call on the members of the public to continue giving useful information to the police and other security agencies on the movement of any suspected criminals, as the war against terrorists should not be left in the hands of security agencies alone.”
