Suicide bombers attacked three “unauthorized” Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Muna area of the city, 7 people have been confirmed dead as a result of the attack.

The Borno Police Command, on Wednesday confirmed the death of seven persons in a multiple suicide attack on 'un-authorized' IDP camp in Maiduguri.

Mr Damian Chukwu, the Commissioner of Police told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the suicide bombers targeted three “unauthorized” Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Muna area of the city.

Confirming the suicide attack on the IDP, Borno Commissioner of Police said that the first attack was at a camp sheltering displaced persons mainly from Gulumba community in Bama Local Government Area of Borno.

NAN reports that an official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), however, said five suspected suicide bombers were involved in the attacks.

NEMA North East Information Officer Malam Abdulkadir Ibrahim, in a statement in Maiduguri, said five suicide bombers and three innocent people died in the attack on IDP camp.

NEMA's report on the IDP camp suicide attack stated that 20 people with various degree of injuries were administered with first aid by emergency response teams before they were transported to the state specialist hospital.

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