We speak with journalist Philip Ihaza for more on Nigeria attacks where at least 30 people were killed and over 40 wounded
This file photo shows the site of a suicide bomb attack at a market in Maiduguri in Borno state on June 22, 2015.
At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday, in the biggest mass killing this year by suicide bombers. "Yesterday around 8 pm it was reported that there was a very loud explosion in Konduga. On reaching the scene of the incident we found there was a lot of casualties. In fact, the death toll was over 30 and the injured over 42," an emergency service official told Reuters news agency.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.The Boko Haram group and its Daesh splinter group have often carried out attacks targeting civilians and the military in Borno state.
Most of those killed have now been buried while several survivors are still in hospital in Maiguduri, Kalli said.Boko Haram regards soccer –– often watched by Nigerians while drinking beer –– as un-Islamic and the ultimate demonstration of corrupting Western influence.The Nigerian government says the Boko Haram insurgency, and the rival Daesh West Africa Province group, have been largely defeated, but they continue to launch attacks on civilian and military targets.
The decade-long insurgency has killed more than 30,000 people and displaced millions of civilians in northeast Nigeria.
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