The Nigeria police, Bornu state command has confirmed that seven people were killed and six others injured on Thursday by two female suicide bombers who attacked Mandarari ward in Konduga Local Government of the state.
The force confirmed the incident in a statement by Malam Murtala Ibrahim, its public relation officer.
“Yesterday at about 22.45 hours, two suspected female suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies at Mandarari ward in Konduga LGA, killing themselves and five others.
“Six persons sustained various degrees of injuries.
“The corpses and injured persons were evacuated to General Hospital Konduga, and normalcy restored to the area.”
It will be recalled that vigilant Security operatives had on Wednesday killed three suspected female suicide bombers who attempted to attack a military outpost near Muna garage in the outskirt of Maiduguri.