Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect struck at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Dalori, Borno state, on Wednesday.
The IDP camp is located in Dalori, a suburb near Maiduguri, on the road from Maiduguri to Konduga Bama, the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, 15 kilometres south-east of Maiduguri. The camp hosts over 15,000 people.
The number of casualties from the attack is yet to be ascertained, but eye witnesses said many people died in the blast. However, a statement issued by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said only two suicide bombers died in the tragic incident.
“Multiple suicide bomb attacks involving two suicide bombers at Dalori quarters near Dalori IDP camp. One person was inflicted with a mild injury whereas the suicide bombers were killed by the explosion,” the statement said.
The IDP camp has been a target of the suspected Boko Haram insurgents on several occasions. The worst of the attacks occurred on January 30, 2016, where about 86 people were killed and at least 62 people injured.
