Cameroon and Nigeria hit by Boko Haram Suicide bombers

Suspected Boko Haram attacks have left more than 50 people dead, after Nigeria’s president warned the US that its policy was hitting the fight against the the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Twin suicide attacks rocked Maroua, northern Cameroon, where at least 11 people were killed, while 42 others lost their lives in a series of blasts at two bus stations in Gombe, north-east Nigeria.

The latest atrocities came after Boko Haram released a new video on Twitter, maintaining they were not defeated and vowing: “We will be coming from where you never expected, stronger than before.”

A new five-nation force – from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin – is due for deployment by 30 July to taackle the Islamic State-allied militants, whose six-year insurgency has left at more than 15,000 dead and continues to threaten regional security.

The attack in Cameroon saw two girls, aged 13 years, bomb the central market in Maroua and its adjoining Hausa neighbourhood. The girls, dressed in Muslim Burqa, and hawking guinea corn, detonated the bombs strapped under their veil immediately they walked into the middle of the market. A source close to local authorities said “two girls, who were begging, blew themselves up” at about 3pm (1400 GMT), causing “total panic” and leaving gruesome scenes, according to one journalist.

   Photo Credits: The guardian

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