Yusuf Bello|
Two persons were killed and four others injured following a suicide attack in Mafa local government of Borno state.
The attack was carried out by two female suicide bombers who infiltrated the town late Tuesday night.
The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) evacuated the bodies of the victims and transferred the injured to the Maiduguri specialist hospital where they are currently receiving treatment.
Confirming the incident to Channels Television via phone on Wednesday, SEMA’s Director of Rescue and Operations, Bello Dambatta said the attack occurred at Mafa the hometown of the state governor about 15 kilometers from Maiduguri, the state capital.
In a related incident, suspected insurgents invaded Katori, a village near the recently attacked Dalori Internally Displaced Persons camp on Tuesday night shooting and setting houses ablaze in an attempt to set the whole village ablaze while looting food items as villagers panicked.
The swift response of Operation Lafiya Dole personnel, however, foiled their plans as the insurgents reportedly retreated.
Dambatta, however, said that a total of 11 houses were razed down completely during the attack, but the inhabitants escaped the inferno.
With additional report from Channels
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