The TRUTH Is REVEALED: See The Number Of Female Suicide Bombers Sent To Gwoza And Where They Came From
Police in Borno State have arrested two female suicide bombers linked to a series of devastating attacks in the Gwoza town. According to a local government official who spoke to Channels Television, a group of 30 female suicide bombers were sent to various locations within Gwoza to set off improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
The official spoke on an incident involving one of the bombers who, while being interrogated at a military checkpoint, triggered her device out of panic. This explosion resulted in her death, along with that of a soldier and a member of the civilian joint task force.
The bombers reportedly entered Gwoza from different directions, including from Pulka and the Mandara mountains. The assaults, described as some of the deadliest in recent months, left over 30 people with severe injuries, ranging from abdominal injuries to fractures of the skull and limbs.
Barkindo Saidu, the Director- General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), was present during the initial explosion, which occurred around 3 pm at a wedding in Tashan Mararaba near the Fire Service in Gwoza town.
He reported witnessing a female bomber, who had a baby strapped to her back, detonate an IED amidst the crowd, causing immediate fatalities and injuries. Shortly after the first attack, a second explosion occurred near the General Hospital.
Saidu reported that the attacks resulted in 18 deaths, including children, pregnant women, and adults, and 19 critically injured individuals were transported to Maiduguri for advanced medical treatment. Additionally, 23 others were awaiting evacuation under military escort at the Medical Regimental Services (MRS) Clinic.
The sequence of these bombings prompted the military to enforce a curfew in Gwoza LGA. Meanwhile, Saidu continued to oversee the rescue operations into the night and mentioned receiving reports of another suspected bomber in Pulka, though no further details were disclosed at the time.
