6 Feared Dead After Suicide Bomb Attack

-Suicide bomber detonates bomb in crowded Borno market

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6 die in Suicide bomb attack

Five persons have been allegedly killed following a suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday at a crowded market in Borno State.

The attack occurred in Amarwa village, about 20 kilometres from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

The bomber disguised himself as a grain merchant before the incident occurred, security sources disclosed. The sources added that the bomber is suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram terrorist group.

Though, the  attack is yet to be confirmed by the Nigerian Army or the Police, a civilian joint task force  member, Babagana Kolo disclosed to Nigeria News.

Kolo added that “The injured have been brought to the general hospital here in Maiduguri while the dead have been buried in the village.”

Ibrahim Liman also said the assailant went to a shop holding a black plastic bag around 11:30 am and asked the shopkeeper if he would buy grains but the shopkeeper said he was not interested.

“The bomber then walked to a group of people chatting nearby and detonated the explosives concealed in the bag he was carrying,” Liman said.

Amarwa has suffered several Boko Haram attacks in the past eight years in a conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions of people.

In recent months, the terrorists have stepped up their attacks on military and civilian targets, despite claims by the Federal Government and the military that they were winning the war against the insurgents.