Three suicide bombers have attacked Ummarari village in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a mother, her two children and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force.
The attack occurred on Saturday night after the Muslim Ishai prayer.
The attack led to the death of the four victims, while eight others were also injured.
PRNigeria gathered that the bombers were an adult and two teenagers.
The Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency in the North East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed that bodies of the dead and the injured had been evacuated.
Ibrahim said: “The casualties were evacuated to Borno State Specialist Hospital by the NEMA ERT and SEMA.
“The remains of the three suicide bombers were also deposited at the mortuary of the hospital.”
In another development, officials of NEMA North East were at Konduga Internally Displaced Persons camp to distribute relief materials.
The camp was recently gutted by fire.
Some of the items distributed included foodstuffs, household utensils, clothing, footwear, nylon mats and Baby food.
The food items were provided in collaboration with the Borno State Emergency Management Agency to ensure food security.
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