Boko Haram attack refugee camp
At least five people have been killed and more than 40 others injured
in a suicide bomb attack at a camp for internally displaced people
(IDP) in northern Nigeria.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers on
Wednesday night detonated
explosives inside the Dalori IDP camp - the largest refugee settlement
near the city of Maiduguri, in Nigeria's northeast state of Borno.
Eyewitnesses and rescue workers say a female suicide
bomber entered the camp and detonated an explosive, killing herself
and five other people, and injuring dozens more.
People close to scene say the death toll is likely to rise given the number of serious casualties.
A second suicide bomber detonated his device at the entrance of Dalori
residential quarters.
It follows an announcement from Nigeria's
army that it is constructing a road into the Sambisa forest, the Boko
Haram militants' stronghold.
The military's repeated claims that it has defeated the group are being
questioned after a spate of attacks by the insurgents, targeting mainly
civilians and using young female and male suicide bombers.
Dalori camp has been targeted several times in the past, the worst was in January
2016, when at least 86 people were killed.
Yesterday, six villagers
were killed and 13 injured when a suicide bomber struck in the Konduga area of
Borno state.
BBC
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