Boko Haram blamed for three suicide bombers that left 19 dead in busy Nigeria fish market
Blasts happened at about 8.30pm on Friday in Konduga, some 35km southeast of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri
Three suicide bombers killed 19 people at a fish market in northeast Nigeria, civilian militia leaders said on Saturday, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists.
The blasts happened at about 8.30pm on Friday in Konduga, some 35km southeast of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri.
Babakura Kolo and Musa Ari, from the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) assisting Nigeria’s military against the Islamists, said the bombers were all men.
“We have 19 dead and about 70 others injured … Two of the bombers attacked the Tashan Kifi fish market. Then four minutes later, a third bomber struck nearby,” said Kolo.
“The victims included 18 civilians and one soldier. The Tashan Kifi is an informal market which serves as an eatery, market and also hang-out for residents.”