At least six people were killed and many others injured on Saturday in a bomb attack at a wedding venue in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State.
According to security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, the bomber, identified as a young woman in her early twenties, detonated her explosive device in the midst of the gathering, causing chaos and destruction.
Intelligence sources informed Makama that the victims, all civilians, were returning from a wedding celebration when the attack occurred near a busy motor park.
Emergency services rushed to the scene to rescue the injured and transport them to hospitals in Gwoza. Medical personnel at the hospital reported that at least six people were killed, while fifteen others were injured in the attack.
Speaking with reporters in Maiduguri, the state capital, Borno State Commissioner of Police Yusuf Lawal confirmed the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber.
Lawal said he was informed by the Divisional Police Officer in Gwoza that at least six people were killed, with 15 others evacuated to the hospital.
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