At least 20 people have been confirmed dead after an
explosion in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The explosion is suspected to be an attack by suicide Boko
Haram bombers. Villagers in Abachari town, in Damboa Local
Government Area, were observing the Eid-el-Fitri
celebrations when the explosion occurred on Saturday
evening.
The attack was confirmed by Borno State Police
Commissioner, Damian Chukwu saying “at about quarter to
nine, yesterday night, a loud explosion was heard at Abacahri
village, along Damboa/Chibok road.
The DPO mobilised with our men from the SARS and civilian
JTF to the scene and found twenty people dead and 48 others
injured. Some of the bodies were found chattered, indicating
that the explosion came from an explosive device”.
Chukwu said further that the police is yet to confirm if the
explosion was as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) or a rocket-propelled grenade.
The injured persons have since been rushed to Damboa
General hospital while some others were conveyed to the
Teaching Hospital in Maiduguri for specialists’ attention.
The Commissioner of Police disclosed that the number of
victims is on the high side because most of them were
returning from celebrating the Eid-el-Fitr holiday when the
attackers struck.
The military, however, said the attack was carried out by
suicide bombers. Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole,
Major General Rogers Nicholas dispelled rumors suggesting
that the explosion was from military artilleries. He said six
suicide bombers were responsible for the explosion.
He, however, assured that the troops are on the ground to
stabilize the affected area and forestall any further untoward
occurrence.
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) disclosed
that twelve out of the injured are in critical conditions while
the United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is organizing a chopper to
evacuate them to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
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