Suicide bombers kill 15 in northeast Nigeria
KANO: At least 15 people were killed on Monday when suicide bombers attacked an aid distribution point in northeast Nigeria, in the latest suspected strike by Boko Haram insurgents against civilians. The blasts occurred in the Konduga area, about 25 miles from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, both of which have been repeatedly targeted by the terrorist group.
On Aug. 16, at least 28 people were killed and more than 80 injured when three female suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a camp for displaced persons in Konduga. A rescue worker said the first blast happened in the village of Mashalari. “(It) killed 15 people and left 43 others injured,” he told AFP.
“It happened during aid distribution by an NGO, when people had gathered to receive donations,” he said.
“Twelve minutes later, another bomber struck, but luckily only she died.” The rescue worker said both bombers were women.
Chibok mediator wins UN prize
A Nigerian lawyer who helped to secure the release of dozens of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 was on Monday announced the winner of a UN prize for providing an education to children uprooted by violence in northeast Nigeria.
Zannah Mustapha is the founder of two schools which offer free education, meals and health care to its pupils, and even enrol children born to Boko Haram fighters to learn alongside those orphaned by the terrorist group’s eight-year insurgency. The Nansen Refugee Award has been won in the past by Eleanor Roosevelt and Luciano Pavarotti, and the winner receives $150,000 to fund a project complementing their existing work.