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At least six persons were killed and many others injured in a bomb attack at a wedding venue in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State.
According to a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, the bomber, who was later identified as a young lady in her early twenties, detonated her explosive device in the middle of the gathering, causing chaos and destruction.
Intelligence sources told Makama that the victims, who were all civilians, were returning from a wedding celebration when the attack occurred near a busy motorpark.
It was learned that emergency services were rushed to the scene to rescue those injured and transport them to the hospitals in Gwoza.
One of the sources said medical personnel in the hospital said at least six people were killed while 15 others were injured in the attack.
Details later…
