Boko Haram: Female bombers kill 14, injure 24 in Chibok
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Two suspected Female suicide bombers, yesterday attacked
Chibok Market in Chibok Local Government area of Borno State, leaving 14
persons dead and over 24 others seriously injured, All Progressives
Congress, APC, chairman in Chibok, Lawan Pogu, said in Maiduguri.
According to the report from Chibok, the Chibok market shut since the
attack in Chibok School where over 200 female students were abducted by
Islamic militants, was only opened yesterday. File: Abducted Chibok girls.
Pogu said: “The market was opened today, and the suicide bombers hit
the market at exactly 12:54 pm. eight persons died on the spot while
over 30 persons were rushed to the General hospital Uba in Askira local
government with two of the victims in critical condition.”
Another resident of Chibok, Mallum Chibok told Vanguard that, despite
the presence of security in Chibok, the Boko Haram insurgents succeeded
in attacking the area indicating that, the insurgents were everywhere.
According to him, “We kicked against the reopening of the Chibok
market but some people said that normalcy had returned. I cannot
understand the reason why government is insisting that normalcy has
returned when you can not go to Chibok from Maiduguri through Damboa?
The road is still closed because Boko Haram insurgents are still
operating 21 kilometres away from Maiduguri.
“Today, they opened the market and we lost 14 persons on the spot
with over 30 hospitalized. From what we are being told now as we speak,
some of the people who were taken to the hospital gave up as soon as
they reach the hospital in Uba from the text massage I just received.
”Look at it, they said another six more people died making the number
14. Since the attack I have received more than 100 calls and more calls
and text massages are coming in. This is very unfortunate and
unbelieving. It is sad for us.” Chibok said.
All efforts to get confirmation from the Police Public Relations
Officer of Borno State Command, Mr. Victor Isuku, proved abortive as his
phone lines were inaccessible at press time.
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