A child suicide bomber detonated his explosives, killing himself, two other bombers and six people in Nigeria’s northeast, the army said on Monday.
The attack which occurred in Beninsheikh in Borno state, happened around 8.30pm on Sunday when three suspected suicide bombers aged between 10 and 15 years, were stopped for security screening by civilian vigilantes in the area, Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement.
He said one of the bombers, strapped with explosives, detonated the bomb, causing the “death of nine people while 24 others sustained various degrees of injuries.”
Col. Usman said the three suicide bombers were among the dead.
“The security and emergency management agents have mobilised to the scene. The bodies have been evacuated and all those injured are receiving medical attention,” he said.
