May 14, 2026

Suicide Bombers Kill 27, Injure 83 In Maiduguri

By Farouk Mohammed

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded 83 in Maiduguri, Borno on Tuesday, local sources said.

A female bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in the village of Konduga near Maiduguri, the epicentre of the conflict between government forces and the Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, according to a village head and an official from a regional militia.

Two suicide bombers also blew themselves up at the gates to a nearby refugee camp, with no others killed but many injured, according to an emergency service official.

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