Fears Over Boko Haram Resurgence After 30 killed

Lack of prompt medical attention was responsible for the death toll in Sunday’s multiple suicide bombing at Mandarari community of Konduga Local government area of Borno State, rescue officials and family of victims told the Daily Trust yesterday..

Mandarari is farther away from Konduga town which is 25 kilometres, southeast of Maiduguri, the state capital.

The attacks have elicited fears in locals living in neighbouring communities, with sources saying as the raining season sets in, such attacks could be common unless the military and other security operatives change their tactics.

Witnesses said at Mandarari where Sunday’s triple blasts occurred, security officials barricaded a viewing centre and nearby spots where the bombers launched the attack at night, a development that made it difficult for both vigilantes and families of the victims to get access to offer support.

“There was blood everywhere,” Aliyu Gana, a resident of Konduga told the Daily Trust last night.

“Dead bodies were all over the viewing centre while the inured, many of them who lost limbs were wailing and crying in pains but help was not forthcoming; some of them died because they lost a lot of blood,” he said. Speaking on the death toll, Usman Kachala who is the Director Search, Rescue and Operations of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), told newsmen yesterday that incident occurred around 8pm on Sunday.

Kachala said that the three suicide bombers, comprising two females and a male, detonated Improvised Explosive Devises (IEDs) strapped to their bodies at film viewing centre and a local tea joint in the community, leading to the death of 17 persons on the spot.

The official added that the death toll increased to 30 as a result of lack of immediate medical attention. The SEMA official whose team undertook evacuation exercise said 42 others sustained injuries. It was gathered that many of the victims were later transported to Maiduguri, considering that the hospital in Konduga was overcrowded.

“When I and my team arrived Konduga early this morning (Monday), the military prevented us from gaining access to the community to assist the victims. “They told us they were given order from above not to open the road until 9am,” he said.

Konduga which shares border with the Sambisa forest, the fortress of Abubakar Shekau’s faction of the Boko Haram had witnessed countless attacks by insurgents who sometimes sneaked through the northern bank of River Ngadda.

“Because of Konduga’s proximity to Maiduguri, the terrorists always find pleasure in attacking the town and adjoining communities and I think it is simply for propaganda purposes to show that they are not far from the cities,” a security expert said yesterday.

“I think this is the time for more collaboration between the ground troops and Air Force; it is raining season and if you look at the trend over the years, the terrorists normally intensify attacks on unsuspecting population to cause maximum damage,” he added.

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