Three people died and more than 30 injured in a twin suicide blast in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, militia sources and residents told AFP Sunday.

Two female bombers late Saturday detonated their explosives among a crowd in Muna Dalti on the outskirts of the city, the birthplace of the Boko Haram jihadist group.

“They came around 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) and detonated their suicide vests,” Umar Ari, a local militia leader, said.

“They killed three people and seriously injured 33 others,” said Ari, who was involved in the evacuation of victims.

Residents gathered Sunday morning for the funeral of the three victims.

The scene of the bombings, a popular night time venue for residents, has been repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram suicide attacks, said resident Gremah Umar.

The area houses a sprawling camp for thousands of people displaced by Boko Haram violence.

The attacks there were largely blamed on the Boko Haram faction loyal to longtime leader Abubakar Shekau, notorious for suicide attacks on civilian targets including schools, mosques and motor parks.

Another faction affiliated to the Islamic State focuses on attacks against military targets.

Boko Haram’s decade-long violence has killed 27,000 people in the northeast abd displaced another 1.8 million from their homes, creating a dire humanitarian crisis.

The conflict has spread to neighbouring Niger, Chad and Cameroon, prompting a regional military response to combat the jihadist group.</s>The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Sunday confirmed five persons killed and 30 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the outskirts of Maiduguri.

Mr Kachalla Usman, the Head of Emergency Response Operations of the agency, made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Maiduguri.

Usman disclosed that two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Device (IEDs) vests strapped to their bodies in a crowded place at Muna-Dalti area of Maiduguri on Saturday night.

He said that three persons and two suicide bombers were killed while 45 others sustained injuries in the blasts.

Usman added that two of the deceased died while on admission at the hospital.

According to him, the wounded persons were referred to the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for treatment.</s>Five persons were Friday killed in suicide attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Three persons and two female suicide bombers were killed when the two female suicide bombers detonated the....Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2FZ0GRa Get More Nigeria Metro News</s>Five persons were reportedly killed and 30 others injured in a suicide bomb attack in the outskirts of Maiduguri.

The attack is suspected to have been carried out by the Boko Haram insurgents.

Kachalla Usman, the Head of Emergency Response Operations of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the incident in Maiduguri on Sunday.

Usman said that two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Device (IED) vests strapped to their bodies in a crowded place at Muna-Dalti area of Maiduguri on Saturday night.

He said that three persons and two suicide bombers were killed, while 45 others sustained injuries in the blast.

Usman added that two of the deceased died while on admission in the hospital.

According to him, the injured persons have been taken to the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for treatment.</s>Five persons were Friday killed in suicide attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Three persons and two female suicide bombers were killed when the two female suicide bombers detonated the improvised explosive devices strapped on them at Muna Dalti, Maiduguri.

A statement by AbdulKadir Ibrahim, the Information Officer with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said: “The emergency response teams have confirmed that two female PBIED carriers detonated their explosives within five minutes interval at Muna Dalti settlement yesterday (Friday) evening (6/4/2019).

“As a result, three persons died including the two bombers (total of 5 dead) while close to 41 others sustained various degrees of injuries.”

Ibrahim said the injured are currently receiving treatment at the General Hospital Maiduguri.</s>Mr Kachalla Usman, the Head of Emergency Response Operations of SEMA, confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.

Usman said that two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Device (IEDs) vests strapped to their bodies in a crowded place at Muna-Dalti area of Maiduguri on Saturday night.

He said that three persons and two suicide bombers were killed, while 45 others sustained injuries in the blast.

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Usman added that two of the deceased died while on admission in the hospital.

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Concise News had reported that Two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and one civilian were killed in the attack which was carried out by suspected Boko Haram female fighters.

The Head of Emergency Response Operations of SEMA, Mr. Kachalla Usman, confirmed the incident.

Usman said that two female suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosives Device vests strapped to their bodies in a crowded place at Muna-Dalti area of Maiduguri on Saturday night.

He said that three persons and two suicide bombers were killed, while 45 others sustained injuries in the blast.

Usman added that two of the deceased died while on admission in the hospital.

According to him, the injured persons have been taken to the Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri for treatment.</s>Eleven people were yesterday confirmed dead and 43 others injured in a twin bomb blast on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

At the blast scene, it was gathered from witnesses that two teenage girls suspected to be Boko Haram suicide bombers, had walked through a street of Muna, five kilometres away from the metropolis.

“Not knowing that they would later turn out to be Boko Haram girls, I really saw them walking along a street nearby. I even wanted to help them out, thinking both girls who looked like strangers were looking for a house where a wedding ceremony was taking place.

“But shortly after, I just heard an explosion which turned out to be from those two girls I had just passed by 20 minutes earlier, they were suicide bombers. I could have been their first victim,” one of the witnesses said in his Shuwa-Arab language.

The national and state emergency agencies, after the evacuation of the victims, placed the death toll at five while a civilian JTF personnel, who participated in the exercise, said they had evacuated eight corpses; while three out of the injured ones died at the hospital.

The NEMA’s spokesman in Maiduguri, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, in a statement yesterday, said: “Emergency response teams have confirmed that two female PBIED carriers detonated their explosives within five minutes interval at Muna-Dalti settlement yesterday evening (6/4/2019).

“As a result, three persons died and two bombers while close to 41 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured are currently receiving medical treatment at General Hospital Maiduguri.”

His SEMA counterpart, Usman Kachalla, said: “We have evacuated the wounded to the Specialist Hospital but unfortunately three persons dead at the spot (excluding the bombers) and 46 other are receiving medical attention at State Specialist Hospital.”</s>Eleven people have been confirmed dead and about 43 others wounded in a twin bomb blast on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Sources say two teenage girls suspected to be Boko Haram suicide bombers, had appeared walking through a street of Muna general area which is situated just five kilometres away from the metropolis.

“Not knowing that they would later turn out to be Boko Haram girls, I really saw them walking along a street nearby. I even wanted to help them out, thinking, both girls who looked like strangers, are looking for a house where a wedding ceremony is taking place.

“But shortly after, I just heard an explosion which turned out to be from those two girls I have just passed-by, just 20 to 30 minutes ago, they are suicide bombers – I could have been their first victim,” a witness told Daily Trust.

The NEMA spokesman in Maiduguri, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, in a statement on Sunday, said: “Emergency response teams have confirmed that two female PBIED carriers detonated their explosives within five minutes interval at Muna-Dalti settlement yesterday evening (6/4/2019).

“As a result, three persons died and the two bombers while close to 41 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured are currently receiving medical treatment at General Hospital, Maiduguri,” Ibrahim said.

His counterpart at the SEMA, Usman Kachalla, also corroborated him.

“We have evacuated the wounded to the Specialist Hospital but unfortunately three persons dead at the spot (excluding the bombers) and 46 other are receiving medical attention at State Specialist Hospital,” he said.

A source from the SEMA confirmed that three out of the wounded had died while receiving treatment at the hospital.
Two female suicide bombers attack a crowd on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Nigeria, killing three civilians and injuring 33 others.