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Chibok: Deadly suicide blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian town | Chibok: Deadly suicide blasts hit north-eastern Nigerian town |
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Suicide bombers have hit the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok during market day, killing at least 13 people, reports said. | Suicide bombers have hit the north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok during market day, killing at least 13 people, reports said. |
At least three attackers were involved, some of them female, witnesses said. More than 30 people were injured. | At least three attackers were involved, some of them female, witnesses said. More than 30 people were injured. |
It is not yet known who was behind the attack. | It is not yet known who was behind the attack. |
But suspicion is likely to fall on militants from the Boko Haram Islamist group, who abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in 2014. | But suspicion is likely to fall on militants from the Boko Haram Islamist group, who abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in 2014. |
A town elder warned that the death toll could rise. | A town elder warned that the death toll could rise. |
"The situation is now tense and there's so much confusion. It will take some time before we can be able to have a clearer picture of the casualties," Ayuba Chibok told the AFP news agency. | "The situation is now tense and there's so much confusion. It will take some time before we can be able to have a clearer picture of the casualties," Ayuba Chibok told the AFP news agency. |
'In shock' | 'In shock' |
One of the attackers struck at a security checkpoint, while another managed to reach the busy market. A third was identified by residents before detonating explosives close to the market, the reports said. | One of the attackers struck at a security checkpoint, while another managed to reach the busy market. A third was identified by residents before detonating explosives close to the market, the reports said. |
"People I spoke to are in shock, some of them are still crying," a former town resident Malam Ayouba told the BBC Hausa service. | "People I spoke to are in shock, some of them are still crying," a former town resident Malam Ayouba told the BBC Hausa service. |
On Monday at least 25 people died in suicide bombings in the northern Cameroonian town of Bodo. | On Monday at least 25 people died in suicide bombings in the northern Cameroonian town of Bodo. |
Earlier this month, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a new investigation into the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok by Boko Haram. | Earlier this month, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a new investigation into the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from Chibok by Boko Haram. |
The militants stormed a boarding school, abducting the girls from their dormitories. | The militants stormed a boarding school, abducting the girls from their dormitories. |
Although the Nigerian military has freed hundreds of people held by Boko Haram in recent months, they did not include any of the Chibok girls. | Although the Nigerian military has freed hundreds of people held by Boko Haram in recent months, they did not include any of the Chibok girls. |
Boko Haram at a glance: | |
Why Boko Haram remains a threat |