According to circulating reports, at least 15 people has been killed from a suicide bombing attack on an aid distribution point in northeast Nigeria on Monday. This is the latest suspected strike by Boko Haram insurgents against civilians.
The blasts occurred in the Konduga area, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, both of which have been repeatedly targeted by the jihadist group. On August 16, at least 28 people were killed and more than 80 injured when three female suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a camp for displaced persons in Konduga.
A rescue worker said the first blast on Monday happened at 11:10 am (1010 GMT) in the village of Mashalari that both bombers were women but did not specify which NGO was distributing aid. Nigeria’s military and government maintain that Boko Haram is a spent force as a result of a sustained counter-insurgency campaign over the last two years. But continued attacks, particularly in hard-to-reach rural areas of Borno, suggest claims of outright victory are premature.
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