At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured in several suicide attacks, including at a wedding, on Saturday in the town of Gwoza in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, according to local emergency services. These unclaimed attacks are reminiscent of the modus operandi of the Boko Haram movement, which is deeply rooted in this region of Nigeria bordering Cameroon. A suicide attack initially killed six people at a wedding, according to the police.
A suicide bomber, who was carrying a baby on her back, detonated explosives among partying guests just after attending a wedding in the town of Gwoza, the agency told AFP.AFP Nahum Kenneth Daso, Borno State Police Spokesperson. “Around 3 p.m., the first bomb explosion in Gwoza occurred, triggered by a female suicide bomber in the middle of a wedding,” said Barkindo Saidu, head of local emergency services (SEMA ) who was in Gwoza during the attacks, in a report read by a journalist from theAFP.
“So far, 18 people, including children, men, women and pregnant women, have been killed in the attacks,” the report said, adding that 19 “seriously injured” victims were transported in four ambulances. to the regional capital Maiduguri, while 23 others await evacuation. As funeral prayers for the wedding bombing victims continued, another female suicide bomber “rushed up and detonated another device which caused numerous casualties,” the report said.
Minutes later, an explosion “of another device by a teenage girl” took place near the city’s general hospital, Mr. Saidu added in his report. A member of the anti-jihadist militia that assists the army in the city and who confirmed the multiple suicide attacks said that two of his comrades and a soldier were also killed in another suicide attack targeting a security post. This toll has not been confirmed by an official source.
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