Prof. Zulum, Bornu State Governor
Two suspected suicide bombers Saturday reportedly killed at least seven people after they attacked some wedding guests at Mararaban Gwoza in Borno state.
A local counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that many of the victims were said to be returning from a wedding ceremony when the first suicide bomber detonated her explosive near a motor garage.
The suicide bomber, the publication disclosed, was identified as a lady in her early 20s, adding that the injured ones were taken to the hospital in Gwoza. Another bomber, disguised as a mourner, also detonated an explosive in Gwoza LGA as residents were preparing for the burial of those killed in the first attack. One person reportedly died, and 16 others were injured during the attack.
The publication added that Yusuf Lawal, Borno State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the incident. Meanwhile, the military have imposed a curfew in Gwoza LGA to enable them to secure the town from any further threat.
Two people, were in March 2024, injured after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), strapped to a suspected suicide bomber, detonated near a mosque in Biu LGA of Borno State.
