At least eight people have been confirmed dead in a suicide bomb attack that took place in Mafia, a town in Borno State.
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A suicide bomber has killed at least eight people in a transit camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in north-east Nigeria.
The National Emergency Management Agency sources said the explosive was reportedly detonated by a female suicide bomber evacuated to the capital city alongside other displaced persons from Dikwa local council.
Three officials of the Civilian Joint Task Force were also injured in the attack.
According to ThisDay, the Borno State Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderemi Opadokun, confirmed the blast in a text message.
He stated: "Yes, at about 1040 hrs of Sunday, 22/11/15, a suspected female suicide bomber while approaching Mafa checkpoint on foot at Galimari Village detonated an IED strapped to her body in the midst of a crowd trying to enter Maiduguri.
The explosion killed eight persons including the bomber, eight others were injured. Scene of the incident was visited, the victims and corpses conveyed to hospital and investigation in progress and the area is now safe."