Bomb Blasts Rock Borno IDP camp, multiple Casualties feared

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An Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Borno state was rocked with 4 explosions with three coming late Sunday night and the 4th, early Monday morning.

 

It is suspected that this is the work of Boko Haram and at the moment there have been 4 deaths and 13 injured confirmed.

According to Premium Times, The first suicide bomber sneaked into the Dalori camp (1) late on Sunday to detonate his explosive.

Speaking on the matter, spokesperson of the Civilian-JTF, Bello Dantata said, “We evacuated at least four corpses and 13 injured last night when the suicide bombers sneaked into Dalori camp,”

“The first attacker made it into the camp and blew himself up killing and injuring the IDPs.

“The second one exploded when the attacker, a female, was attempting to climb the perimeter fence of the second IDP camp known as Dalori (2). The third one blew off outside the fence of Dalori (1).

“We just had the fourth one this (Monday) morning and we are heading there to evacuate the casualties”, he said.

The camps aren’t far from the University of Maiduguri which has been the site for a spate of attacks by the Boko Haram.

There have been no arrests made as of this time neither have there been any statement by the police or army.

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