A 2017 research work published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point revealed that Boko Haram used more than 200 female suicide bombers between 2014 and 2017.
, Borno State, four women suspected to be members of the group, on Saturday, killed more than 20 persons in the area.
PREMIUM TIMES, however, gathered that the death toll increased to 21 on Sunday. Locals who spoke to our correspondent said the attacks were staged despite the presence of military operatives.It was around 3 p.m. and more than 50 wedding guests were gathered in an open space for a reception at Central Area, close to Central Primary School in Mararaban Gwoza, when a woman with a girl child walked in and detonated an explosive that killed at least four persons and injured many others.
"They were asking her where she was going but she ran towards them and blew herself up," the source said, adding the incidents claimed the lives of four civilians as well as a soldier and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force . According to Mr Haruna, a total of 21 people were buried in the town."Some people died while being conveyed to Maiduguri for medical treatment," he said.Although no terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack, PREMIUM TIMES understands that such operational tactics are mostly deployed by Boko Haram, otherwise known as Jama'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad .
Previous incidents, including circumstances that led to factional splits in Boko Haram, are pointers that the group was responsible for the recent attacks.
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