Female suicide bomber attacks IDP camp in Borno, kills 3, injures 7 others

An Internally Displaced Persons camp (IDP) located in Pulka, Borno State, was attacked by a female suicide bomber who reportedly killed no less than three people and injured seven others in the process.

According to reports, the suicide bomber gained entry into the IDP camp at about 11:00 a.m. on Monday morning and blew herself up, leaving three victims dead and seven others with varying degrees of injuries.

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Monday’s suicide attack was the first at Pulka town which was liberated from the clutches of Boko Haram insurgents by the military in early 2016 after it was held for close to two years.

Security officials are yet to provide details of the attack or provide an official statement on the incidence at the IDP camp located at Pulka town in Gwoza local government of Borno state which is 135 kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital.

 

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