A woman aged simply ten blew herself up at a meals market in Nigeria.
The New 12 months's Eve assault within the northeastern metropolis of Maiduguri severely injured one particular person.
The lady approached a crowd shopping for noodles from a meals vendor and detonated her explosives at 9.30pm on Saturday.
A woman aged simply ten blew herself up at a meals market in Nigeria (inventory picture)
No group has claimed accountability however the assault bore the hallmark of Boko Haram Islamists who're infamous for utilizing suicide bombers, largely girls and younger ladies, in attacking civilian targets.
'The lady walked in direction of the gang however she blew up earlier than she might attain her goal,' stated witness Grema Usman who lives within the space.
'She died immediately, whereas one particular person was severely damage after after he was hit by shrapnel.'
'Judging from her corpse the lady was round 10 years previous,' Usman stated.
An support employee concerned within the evacuation of the physique gave an identical estimate of the bomber's age.
'The lady was clearly no more than 10 and this might have made her too nervous, making her to detonate the explosives prematurely,' the help employee urged.
Borno state police spokesman Victor Isuku, in the meantime, stated a second feminine suicide bomber was caught and lynched by an indignant mob. Her bomb was safely detonated by safety forces, he stated.
No group has claimed accountability however the assault bore the hallmark of Boko Haram Islamists. Pictured: Chief Abubakar Shekau
In December two ladies aged between seven and eight detonated explosives in suicide assaults on market within the metropolis, injuring 19 individuals.
Authorities blamed the assault on Boko Haram, whose seven-year insurgency has killed 20,000 individuals and displaced 2.6 million others. The battle has spilled into Nigeria's northern neighbours.
Saturday's assault got here per week after Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari stated the jihadist group had been routed from Sambisa forest, its final stronghold in Borno state.
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