Police Confirm 8 Dead & 15 Injured In Gwoza Bomb Explosion

AISHA ABUBAKAR

The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that eight people were killed and fifteen others sustained various degrees of injuries following a bomb explosion in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

P.M.EXPRESS reports as was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, who said that the tragic incident occurred on June 29, 2024, at approximately 15:40 hours.

A woman carrying a baby detonated an Improvised Explosive Device IED at a busy motor park in Mararaba T. Junction in Gwoza town.

The explosion claimed the lives of the woman, her baby, and six others, with fifteen individuals who sustained injuries currently receiving treatment at General Hospital, Gwoza.

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