Two girl suicide bombers died when they exploded
today in a crowded area near a market in Maiduguri, injuring about 17 people
including soldiers who were guarding a nearby electric power installation. A
defense fighter, Abdulkadir Jabo, claimed to have prevented the girls from
going into the market as they could not speak Hausa or Kanuri and appeared to
be unsettled. According to him, the girls, who were not more than 8 years old,
detonated seconds later.
Two girl suicide bombers died when they exploded
today in a crowded area near a market in Maiduguri, injuring about 17 people
including soldiers who were guarding a nearby electric power installation. According
to a civilian defense fighter, Abdulkadir Jabo, one of the bombers appeared no
older than 7 while the other was about 8 years. Jabo claimed to have prevented
the girls from going into the market as they could not speak Hausa or Kanuri
and appeared very unsettled. According to him, the girls detonated seconds
after they were turned back.
Recently, Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has used
scores of women and girls in suicide bombings, prompting suspicions that some
are among the many thousands they have kidnapped over the years. Recall on
November 28, a woman suicide bomber carrying a baby on her back was shot by
soldiers at a checkpoint and the shots detonated her explosives killing the
woman and the baby. The most recent instance is the last Friday explosion in a
market at Madagali by two women suicide bombers, killing 57 people and injuring
177 others including 120 children.
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