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Over 12 people were on Wednesday killed when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up in a market in Chibok, Borno state.
“They were suicide attacks. The first bomber set off his explosives at the checkpoint where people coming into the town were being searched,” Ayuba Chibok, a community leader, said according to Pulse.
“A second bomber managed to get into the market and blew himself up. A third bomber was identified and residents pursued him. When he realised he was about to be apprehended he detonated his explosives in an area not far from the market.
“The casualty toll is not conclusive but so far, at least 10 people have been confirmed dead and over 30 injured.
“Some people have shut themselves in their homes while others have fled into the bush for fear of more explosions. The situation is now tense and there's so much confusion. It will take some time before we can be able to have a clearer picture of the casualties,” he added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attack bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which has been using suicide bombers since the army expelled the group from much of the northern territory it had captured previously.
"Two veiled girls suspected to be suicide bombers entered Chibok market at about 12.54 pm today," a police official said according to Reuters.
"Afterwards we heard an explosion at the heart of the market and people fled. Some minutes later another blast came just at the edge of the market," he added.
The official said he had counted eight bodies at the market, while four others had died on the way to the hospital. Some 15 people were treated in hospital, he added.
Musa Pagu and Ishaya Ali, members of a civilian vigilante group that helps maintain order in the area, also said 12 people had been killed.
“They were suicide attacks. The first bomber set off his explosives at the checkpoint where people coming into the town were being searched,” Ayuba Chibok, a community leader, said according to Pulse.
“A second bomber managed to get into the market and blew himself up. A third bomber was identified and residents pursued him. When he realised he was about to be apprehended he detonated his explosives in an area not far from the market.
“The casualty toll is not conclusive but so far, at least 10 people have been confirmed dead and over 30 injured.
“Some people have shut themselves in their homes while others have fled into the bush for fear of more explosions. The situation is now tense and there's so much confusion. It will take some time before we can be able to have a clearer picture of the casualties,” he added.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attack bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which has been using suicide bombers since the army expelled the group from much of the northern territory it had captured previously.
"Two veiled girls suspected to be suicide bombers entered Chibok market at about 12.54 pm today," a police official said according to Reuters.
"Afterwards we heard an explosion at the heart of the market and people fled. Some minutes later another blast came just at the edge of the market," he added.
The official said he had counted eight bodies at the market, while four others had died on the way to the hospital. Some 15 people were treated in hospital, he added.
Musa Pagu and Ishaya Ali, members of a civilian vigilante group that helps maintain order in the area, also said 12 people had been killed.
