Three suicide bombers have attacked ummarari Village in Jere Local Government of Borno State killing a mother, her two children and members of Civilian JTF.
Confirming the attack, NEMA officials said the attack occured on Saturday night after Ishai Muslim prayers.
The attack led to the death of the four civilians while eight others were also injured.
Security sources said that the bombers included an adult and two teenagers.
The Spokesperson of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim disclosed that bodies of the dead and the injured had been evacuated.
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Abdulkadir said: “the casualties were evacuated to Borno State specialist hospital by the NEMA ERT and SEMA. The remains of the three suicide bombers were also deposited at the mortuary of the hospital.”
In another development, officials of NEMA North East were at Konduga IDP camp to distribute relief materials.
The camp was recently gutted by fire outbreak
Items distributed included foodstuffs, household utensils, clothing, footwear, nylon mats and Baby food.
The food items were provided in collaboration with Borno state Emergency Management Agency BOSEMA to ensure food security.
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