Nigeria Suicide Attacks Toll Reaches 45: Emergency Service 

10 Dec, 2016 08:54 IST|Sakshi
Suicide bomb attack in Kano

Kano (Nigeria): Two female suicide bombers killed 45 people and wounded 33 others when they detonated their explosives in a crowded market in Nigeria's restive northeast, the emergency service has said.

The army on Friday put the death toll at 30.

While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, the blasts bore all the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which regularly uses women and young girls to carry out suicide attacks in its seven-year insurgent campaign in the troubled region.

Military spokesman Badare Akintoye had earlier said "at least 30 people have been killed in the suicide blasts carried out by two female suicide bombers in the market." A local government official and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the attack.

The attack on Madagali, which was recaptured by Nigerian forces from Boko Haram jihadists in 2015, was the third time the town has been targeted since December last year when two female suicide bombers killed scores.

Market trader Habu Ahmad said Friday’s blasts happened around 9:30 AM (0830 GMT).

Ibrahim Abdulkadir, NEMA spokesman for the northeast, said rescue teams had been deployed to the scene. He said security agents had cordoned off the scene of the explosions.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack in a statement on Friday, vowing to put "an end to this senseless loss of innocent lives."

He urged Nigerians to be more vigilant and immediately report any suspicious activity to the nearest security agents.

Buhari had told a security conference in Senegal on Wednesday that the situation in the region was "under control".

(AFP)

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