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Boko Haram on Sunday night unleashed suicide bombers on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, leading to the deaths of 16 persons and 18 others sustaining injuries.
The suicide bombers, who were unleashed at two locations in the troubled town, claimed 16 lives, according to the Borno State Commissioner of Police, Damien Chukwu.
Chukwu, in a text message to journalists, said the attacks happened at the notorious Muna garage area, where many had been killed in the past by suicide bombers, and at Muna Dalti.
The text of the police commissioner read: “On 22-10-2017 at about 2020hrs, a male suicide bomber detonated an IED strapped on him at Muna garage killing himself and thirteen persons, with five injured.
“In another development at Muna Dalti, two female suicide bombers detonated the same killing themselves and injuring thirteen.”
Chukwu revealed that the injured persons were conveyed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for treatment while the corpses of the dead were evacuated from the scenes of the attacks.
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Boko Haram Unleashes Suicide Bombers on Maiduguri, Kills 16
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