Twin suicide bombers linked to the Boko Haram sect attacked a mosque in Gwoza, Borno state on Sunday, killing a 12-year-old child and leaving many people injured. A security source, who disclosed this, said that the suicide bombers forced their way into the mosque while prayer was ongoing. According to the source, before some persons […]
Three suicide bombers killed 10 people at a mosque in Niger’s South-eastern city of Diffa who had gathered after breaking the Ramadan fast, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. The area around Diffa, close to Lake Chad and the borders with Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, is a stronghold for two factions of militant group Boko […]
Two teenage female suicide bombers were on Saturday night shot dead by troops as they made a futile attempt to sneak into Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, wearing explosive vests hidden under their clothes, officials said. A top military official informed newsmen that the deafening explosion that resonated in most part of Maiduguri at about […]