Boko Haram suicide attack struck Nigeria Amid #EndBadGovernance Protest
Series of attacks happening amid the planned protest, one of such attacks is the recent Boko Haram suicide attack in Northern Nigeria.
No fewer than 19 civilians have been murdered and hundreds injured in a suicide attack, which occurred in Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Situated on the Maiduguri - Konduga - Bama Road, Kawuri is about fifty kilometers away from Maiduguri.
Just a day had passed since Shettima Mustapha, an accountant employed by the Local Education Authority in the Damboa Local Government Area of the state, died and several others were injured when their car stumbled over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Maiduguri - Damboa - Biu federal highway in Borno.
A public warning has been issued by security agencies to avoid gatherings at this time after several suicide bombings in the state's Gwoza Local Government Area resulted in 32 fatalities and over 100 injuries approximately a month ago.
Terrorists also attacked a police station in the Jakana community of Konduga, close to Maiduguri, last week, killing a police driver and his alleged girlfriend after setting two security patrol vehicles on fire and taking away police motorcycles, weapons, and ammunition.
An unidentified number of civilians were injured in mysterious bomb blasts at a mini market in Kawuri yesterday evening, according to a source. "The injured have been evacuated to Maiduguri undisclosed hospital for treatment. The community is now left at the mercy of God as they scamper for safety."
According to a Kawuri resident, He urged the government and security agencies to wake up from their sleep and check the renewed attacks by insurgents.
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