Yihadist Suicide Attack Kills At Least16 People in Nigeria

Yihadist Suicide Attack Kills At Least16 People in Nigeria

The detonation “caused 16 deaths, while several others were seriously injured and admitted to various state government hospitals”

At least 16 people were killed by a bomb explosion in a market in northeastern Nigeria, where the jihadist group Boko Haram and its split operate, Islamic State in the West African Province ISWAP, in English.

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The detonation “caused 16 deaths, while several others were seriously injured and admitted to various state government hospitals” In a statement published by local media, one of the police spokesmen, Kenneth Daso, said that the police were trying to find a way out of the situation.

In the attack, “22 people were injured and taken to hospital,” said Aliyu Monguno, a member of the Joint Labour Forces (JTF).

Although the police were unable to detail the circumstances of the events, eyewitnesses and survivors claimed it was an attack with a suicide vest.

Nigeria: Bomb attack at a tea joint in Kawuri village (jihadist-ridden Borno state) on Jul 31, 2024 at 8 pm:
19 civilians killed, 27 injured.
No group has claimed responsibility as of Aug 1, but Boko Haram and ISWAP are very active in Borno state. https://t.co/oOPRrKS3Bz

— Mila (@Milatrud11) August 2, 2024

North-east Nigeria has been the target of Boko Haram attacks since 2009, a violence that intensified from 2016 with the emergence of ISWAP.

Facing this violence are groups such as the JTF, which is part of several armed civil self-defense groups that help the Nigerian Armed Forces in the fight against jihadism.