An estimated 30 people were killed after a bomb reportedly planted on a bridge by terrorist sect Boko Haram, detonated.
At least 30 people were killed in northeast Borno after an improvised explosive device went off on a bridge. The bomb detonated at roughly 5 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020, on a crowded bridge in the market town of Gamboru that leads into neighboring Cameroon.
Witnesses in the market town said more than 35 injured people were taken to the local hospital in the wake of the attack. Two sources with the Civilian Joint Task Force, a group of citizens formed to fight Boko Haram, confirmed the attack. No group immediately took responsibility for the attack. However, Boko Haram and its Islamic State faction, ISWAP, are active in the area.
Nigeria has been waging a war against Boko Haram since 2009. The terrorist sect craves a hard-line Islamic state from the northeastern region of Nigeria. More than 50,000 people have been killed, millions have been displaced and thousands held hostage by the terrorists since the conflict began.
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