From the report reaching NANCY GIST, Police in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has confirmed that in the ensuing explosion that rocked the state this evening that eighteen people, including four suicide bombers died.
It was gathered that twenty-nine others were injured.
A statement from PPRO Borno State Police Command DSP Isuku Victor, on Wednesday evening said, “Today 15/11/2017, at about 6:30pm, four suicide bombers, two males and two females, infiltrated Muna Gari community in konduga LGA, and detonated IED strapped to their bodies at different locations.
“The first explosion occurred at a prayer ground, while the other explosions occurred thereafter, all within the community.
“A total of eighteen persons including the four suicide bombers, died in the multiple explosions.
“While twenty nine others sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to university of Maiduguri teaching hospital/State Specialist Hospital for medical attention.”
According to the statement, Police patrol /EOD teams promptly mobilized to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe.
The statement also said that normalcy had been restored to the community.
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