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Five dead in NE Nigeria suicide blast: emergency services

Published: 28 Jun 2015 - 04:29 pm | Last Updated: 12 Jan 2022 - 02:57 pm

 

Kano, Nigeria--At least five people have been killed and 10 others wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up near a leprosy hospital on the outskirts of the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, emergency services said.

"Five people were killed and 10 others injured near the Molai leprosy hospital when a male bomber blew himself up," said Mohammed Kanar, regional coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency.

AFP