Boko Haram: Buhari speaks on Borno suicide attack

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the suicide bomb attack at Mandareri-Sambisa ward of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) confirming the attack on Monday said 30 persons lost their lives while 42 others were injured when three suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers detonated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mandarari community of Konduga local government area.

Usman Kachala, SEMA’s Director of Search, Rescue and Operations, who disclosed this to newsmen when he visited the scene of the attack on Monday, said the incident occurred around 8pm on Sunday.

Kachala said that the three suicide bombers, comprising two females and a male, detonated the IEDs in a local tea joint and film centre in the community.

Reacting, Buhari expressed sadness over the suicide attack.

The President in his verified official Twitter account offered his condolence to victims of the attack.

The post read “I commiserate with the families of the victims of yesterday’s Viewing Center bomb blasts in Mandarari, Konduga LGA of Borno State.

“My deepest condolences to all those affected.”

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