51 Killed, 78 Injured After Bomb Blast in Another IDP Camp in Borno

At least 51 people died in a suicide bomb attack , and another 78 persons evacuated for varying injuries following a suicide bomb blast at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dikwa, a local council in Borno State.

A mass burial has already been conducted for the deceased victims, mostly women and children.

Dikwa which is 80 kilometres from Maiduguri once occupied by the Boko Haram terrorists, was declared liberated by the Nigerian Army since July last year.

Witnesses say two suicide bombers infiltrated the camp unnoticed and detonated their explosives while breakfast was being served on Tuesday morning.

One of the witnesses said  “Between 6:00am to 7:00am [local time] when people were trying to line up for breakfast an explosive went off. In the ensuing confusion another blast went off again. We do not have control over our movement only the government decides where we stay but we wish they would relocate us to Maiduguri because we are in a war zone. Even though we are surrounded by soldiers”.

The Chairman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Ahmed Satomi, said the army had gotten hold of the third culprit who was making confessions already.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Boko Haram terrorist group is the prime suspect. The group had carried out similar attacks in the region in the past.

At least 51,000 Internally Displaced Persons are living in Dikwa.