Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in the northeast Nigerian village of Molai on Wednesday, about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) south of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, which Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was visiting.
The two bombers killed themselves in the blast and injured two others around 11 a.m. near a hospital that was the site of an attack last weekend that left five people dead, Hassan Ibrahim, a militia member, said by phone from Maiduguri.
Osinbajo was visiting people in Maiduguri displaced by the Islamist insurgency in the northeast. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to office last month vowing to crush a six-year insurgency by Boko Haram. The rebels have stepped up attacks at markets and other public places since losing territory earlier this year after a regional military offensive.
“It must have been accidental detonation as no known persons or structure were targeted by the suicide bombers,” Ibrahim said. “Many residents including patients on admission at the hospital were left scampering for safety.”
--BloombergBusiness
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