Nigeria: Female Suicide Bomber On Keke Napep Kills Many in Maiduguri Park

1 August 2015

A female suicide bomber riding on a commercial tricycle had detonated some explosives on her body at a crowded grocery market where early rising petty traders go to make wholesale purchase of vegetables in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, security sources and witnesses said.

A thunderous blast that occurred at about 6:30am resonated all over the town of Maiduguri.

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