Female Suicide Bomber Hits College in Nigeria's Niger State

Author:
wochit
Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
12 November 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Conflict, Peace and Security, International Terrorism

Police in Nigeria say, a female suicide bomber blew herself up on Wednesday at a college in Kontagora in Nigeria's central Niger State, close to the capital Abuja. A witness said, the bomb went off as the woman was trying to enter the college's library. The police spokesman told Reuters by telephone, "The female suicide bomber blew herself up before reaching her target.

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