2018 Konduga bombings
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| 2018 Konduga bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Konduga, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Date | February 16, 2018 8:30pm |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 17-22 |
| Injured | 22-20 |
| Assailants | Three suicide bombers (one female and two male) |
On Friday 16 February 2018, a triple suicide bombing occurred in Konduga, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.[1] Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a busy fish market at about 8:30pm.[1] Four minutes later, a third bomber exploded nearby.
The attacks killed between 17[2] and 22[1] people and injured between 22[2] and 70.[3] One of the bombers was female, while the other two were male. Those injured in the attack were taken to a hospital in Maiduguri.[2]
The incident was not reported until the next day.[4] No-one claimed responsibility for the attack, but jihadists Boko Haram have carried out major attacks in Konduga before (including massacres in January and February 2014) and since (including a triple suicide bombing in June 2019).[1]
