Deadly Blasts by Suspected Female Bombers Rock Nigerian Town
At least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a brutal series of explosions in Nigeria’s troubled northeast. Suspected female suicide bombers struck a wedding, a hospital, and a funeral in Gwoza, near the Cameroon border, leaving the community reeling from carnage.
Multiple Explosions Tear Through Gwoza
Nigerian police spokesman Nahum Kenneth Daso revealed three blasts hit the town on Saturday afternoon. In one attack, a woman carrying a baby on her back detonated a bomb at a packed motor park around 2.45pm. The same group then targeted a local hospital. Later, a third blast struck a funeral for victims of the initial wedding explosion, spreading horror throughout the town.
Death Toll Includes Children, Pregnant Women
Borno State emergency chief Barkindo Saidu confirmed the casualties include children, men, women, and pregnant mothers. Nineteen critically wounded victims were rushed to Maiduguri, the regional capital, while 23 others await evacuation. The suffering runs deep.
Ongoing Violence and Unseen Killers
A local militia source disclosed another deadly strike hit a security post, killing two comrades and a soldier, though authorities have yet to confirm these deaths. No group has stepped forward to claim responsibility, but Islamist militants Boko Haram and ISWAP remain active in the area, continuing deadly assaults despite military pushback.
Gwoza, once seized by Boko Haram in 2014 and later recaptured by Nigerian and Chadian forces, remains haunted by 15 years of violence. Attacks still erupt from nearby mountains, as conflict in northeast Nigeria has killed over 40,000 and displaced two million, spilling turmoil across borders into Niger, Cameroon, and Chad.
The region’s deadly crisis shows no signs of ending soon.
