Two female suicide bombers launched an attack on a market in the city of Maiduguri on Monday, December 1, 2014 barely a week after two female suicide bombers attacked the same area, killing more than 45 people.
The suicide bombers, who hid the explosives under their hijabs, blew themselves up in the crowded market.
A witness, Ahmad Sanusi told AFP: “A middle-aged woman approached the site where chicken sellers attend to customers but vigilantes who stood nearby insisted on checking the luggage she was carrying.
“The woman refused, arguing that what she held were her wares. While the argument ensued, some people gathered at the scene and that was when she detonated the explosive.”
More than 10 people were killed in the blasts, the police say.
“Two female suicide bombers detonated an explosive in Monday market in two different locations killing more than 10, and injured many,” Borno state police spokesman Gideon Jibrin said in a text message.
Goni Abba, a witness at the scene, where two female bombers struck just last Tuesday, killing more than 45, said: “I counted 10 dead bodies and over 20 others have injuries.”
