Female suicide bomber blows herself with her baby leaving 18 dead in Nigeria.
A mother suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to her back, killing herself, her baby, and 18 others in Nigeria. The attack occurred at a crowded motor park during a wedding ceremony in Gwoza, northeastern recently , according to a state police spokesman.
This was one of three attacks in Nigeria that day. Shortly after the wedding blast, female suicide bombers targeted a hospital in the same town. Another attack involved a female bomber disguised as a mourner at the funeral for victims of the wedding explosion.
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The suicide attacks left at least 18 dead and 42 injured, many of whom were pregnant women and children. Victims, including a young boy, were rushed to a hospital in Maiduguri for treatment.
Agency head Barkindo Saidu reported, “So far, 18 deaths comprising children, men, females, and pregnant women” with 19 “seriously injured” individuals taken to Maiduguri, and 23 others awaiting evacuation.
A militia member assisting the military in Gwoza mentioned that two colleagues and a soldier were killed in a separate attack on a security post, though this was not immediately confirmed by authorities.
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The region has endured over a decade of violence from the jihadist group Boko Haram, which has not claimed responsibility for these attacks. Despite losing ground in recent years, Boko Haram continues to target rural communities in Nigeria. The group frequently uses young women and girls as suicide bombers.
Boko Haram seized Gwoza in 2014 but lost it to the Nigerian military and Chadian forces in 2015. However, the group persists in launching attacks from nearby mountains, killing men and kidnapping women who venture out for firewood and acacia fruits.
This violence has resulted in over 40,000 deaths and displaced around 2.6 million people in northeastern Nigeria. The conflict has also spread to Niger, Cameroon, and Chad, leading to the formation of a regional military coalition against the militants.
In the aftermath of the attacks, a boy with a bandaged head and other victims were seen receiving treatment in hospitals. Mr. Saidu noted the range of injuries from abdominal ruptures to skull and limb fractures, and coordinated for emergency medical supplies and evacuation efforts. A curfew has been imposed, and the community remains on high alert due to reports of another suspected bomber in Pulka, a nearby town.
Gwoza is near Chibok, where 276 schoolgirls were abducted in 2014. Nearly 100 of those girls remain in captivity. Since then, over 1,500 students have been kidnapped across Nigeria, as armed groups increasingly use abductions to fund their activities and assert control over villages.
The resurgence of suicide bombings in Borno State raises significant concerns about the region’s security. Boko Haram, with a faction allied to the Islamic State group, aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria, a country divided between a mainly Christian south and predominantly Muslim north.
Female suicide bomber blows herself with her baby leaving 18 dead in Nigeria.
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