Three suicide bombers killed 13 other people in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, the deadliest attack in over a month as the conflict with Boko Haram stretches into its ninth year.
The attack, which also injured 16 people, struck the city’s Muna Garage area, according to police spokesman Damian Chukwu.
The area is home to a camp for people who have fled fighting with the Boko Haram in the northeast.
The conflict is showing little sign of slowing, despite assurances by the government and military that Boko Haram is on the verge of defeat.
On Friday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that “attacks against civilians – including suicide bombings in and near camps for internally displaced persons – continue to be a major concern.”
More than 20,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram’s campaign to establish a mediaeval caliphate in the Lake Chad basin. A further 2.7 million have been displaced, creating one of the world’s largest humanitarian emergencies.
