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A suicide bomb blast has hit Kasuwan Shanu area of Borno State. The state Police Command, DSP Victor Isuku, confirmed the blast on Monday.
The attack follows the death of two suspected female suicide bombers who died in a failed attack in Maiduguri, the state’s capital.
The police spokesman said in a statement that one of the suicide bombers detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strapped to her body, killing herself and her accomplice whose IED vest did not explode.
These attacks are coming shortly after the military as the Presidency announced that Boko Haram has lost its stronghold in Sambisa Forest.