2018 Konduga bombings | |
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Location | Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria |
Date | February 16, 2018 8:30pm |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 17-22 |
Injured | 22-20 |
Assailants | Three suicide bombers (one female and two male) |
On Friday 16 February 2018, a triple suicide bombing occurred in Konduga, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. [1] Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a busy fish market at about 8:30pm. [1] Four minutes later, a third bomber exploded nearby.
The attacks killed between 17 [2] and 22 [1] people and injured between 22 [2] and 70. [3] One of the bombers was female, while the other two were male. Those injured in the attack were taken to a hospital in Maiduguri. [2]
The incident was not reported until the next day. [4] No-one claimed responsibility for the attack, but jihadists Boko Haram have carried out major attacks in Konduga before (including massacres in January and February 2014 ) and since (including a triple suicide bombing in June 2019). [1]