At least 35 dead in NE Nigeria suicide bombings
- 8 years ago
At least 35 people were killed in a twin suicide bomb attack at a camp for people displaced by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, the head of the Borno state emergency management agency told AFP .
The bombers were said to have been female.
Some media outlets reported the death toll as high as 56.
"We recovered 35 dead bodies and 78 injured following the attack on Dikwa IDP (internally displaced persons camp) on Tuesday morning," Satomi Ahmed said.
The bombers were said to have been female.
Some media outlets reported the death toll as high as 56.
"We recovered 35 dead bodies and 78 injured following the attack on Dikwa IDP (internally displaced persons camp) on Tuesday morning," Satomi Ahmed said.