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00:00Nigeria President Bola Ametinubu has said that the Saturday suicide bomb blasts carried out by women in Borneo State is an indication that the government is mounting pressure on terrorists and achieving success in degrading their capacity.
00:11President Bola Ametinubu stated this on Sunday in a statement signed and made available by the Special Advisor to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajari Ngilade.
00:19Separate suicide bombers detonated bombs at wedding ceremony and funeral event in Borneo State, killing estimated number of 30 persons with more people still receiving treatment under critical conditions at various hospitals in the state.
00:30The suicide bombers were women with one of them carrying a baby girl who died alongside with her after she detonated the bomb at a busy motor park at Malarabati Junction in Gunza, Borneo State, killing people instantly and injuring many others.
00:41The first bomb blast, as we gathered, occurred around 3 p.m. in the midst of a wedding ceremony. Few minutes later, another bomb blast occurred at General Hospital area in Gunza, and in the midst of sorrow when people in the community gathered for funeral service, another female suicide bomber detonated another bomb.
00:55Emergency rescue team said a lady also ran into hospital where rescue victims were taken to and detonated another bomb.
01:01Director-General of Borneo State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr. Bakindo Muhammad Sayyidu, who visited the scene of the incident, said 18 persons died in the bomb blast attacks with 48 persons seriously injured.
01:12According to Arise TV News, tears flowed freely on Saturday as suicide bombers attacked funeral and wedding ceremonies in Gunza, Borneo State, with reports indicating up to 30 persons have been killed and injuries inflated on over 100 others.
01:24In what seems like a return of suicide bombing in the state, the epicenter of violent Boko Haram attacks, Gunza, located in the southern part of the northeast state, was at a time the emirate headquarters of the insurgents, who at that time, killed the traditional ruler of the hilly town.
01:38Suicide bombing by the insurgents had stopped until Saturday's incidents, which have foiled fears that the reign of terror might have returned.
01:44Confirming the multiple attacks, the Director-General of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr. Bakindo Sayyidu, said,
01:51In my presence, at about exactly 3 p.m., the first bomb in Gunza was detonated by a female suicide bomber in the midst of the marriage ceremony. It affected more than 30 persons with various levels of injuries and instant death.
02:03Some minutes later, another blast occurred around General Hospital. Again, at the funeral services, Geneza, another lady rushed into the congregation and detonated another bomb with a lot of casualties.
02:13When we were in the hospital coordinating the rescue mission, another one exploded from a female teenager. So far, 18 deaths comprising children, adult males, females, and pregnant women have been recorded.
02:24Nineteen were seriously injured and were converted to miguri in four ambulances. Twenty-three are waiting for military escorts in the Medical Regimental Services, MRS clinic.
02:33I am now coordinating for CHOPPA tonight. I have mobilized emergency drugs to comprehend the shortage of drugs in Gunza, he added. According to him, the degree of injuries ranges from abdominal ruptures, skull fractures, to limb fractures.
02:46Sayyidu added that he also received a report that there was a suspected suicide bomber in Punka. In his reaction, the Enya of Gunza, Alhaji Mohamed Shemu Taimta, also confirmed that the attacks were carried out at various locations, including wedding receptions and the burial ceremony in the town.
03:01He said, the entire Gunza council area is in serious mourning following multiple suicide attacks on our community. The first suicide attack was masterminded by an unidentified woman who sneaked with two children into a wedding reception of a popular young man in Gunza.
03:14She detonated her improvised explosive devices, IEDs, killing herself and many people. Few minutes after, another suicide bomber sneaked into a burial ceremony at the nearby and detonated improvised explosive devices.
03:25And as I am talking to you now, the third explosion just occurred few minutes ago with more casualties. At least, over 100 people were injured, and most of them who sustained serious injuries have been rushed to Maiduguri with military escort for proper medical attention.
03:39This is just a preliminary confirmation, as details of the casualties are still yet unknown, but I will keep you posted on any developments.
03:46It is believed that the death toll might have risen to 30 deaths as the coordinated attacks which took place on Saturday afternoon caused pandemonium as people had to scamper for safety.
03:54Reliable sources within Gunza told journalists that, more than 30 innocent civilians were killed with over 100 sustaining various degree of injuries, even as many of the victims have been evacuated to Maiduguri for medical attention, Arise TV News report ends in quote.
04:08According to state house press relays, President Bola Tinubu strongly condemns the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of precious lives and the memory of other citizens in Gunza local government area of Bonu State.
04:18President Tinubu describes the attacks as desperate acts of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives.
04:27The President declares that the plurals of wanted violence shall have a certain encounter with justice, and that these cowardly attacks are only but an isolated episode as his government will not allow the nation to slither into an era of fear, tears, sorrow, and blood.
04:39The President states that his administration is taking necessary measures to secure citizens, emphasizing that efforts will be redoubled to ensure that those who trouble the nation, dispatching precious lives, and disrupting law and order are completely removed.
04:51President Tinubu condones with the victims of the attacks, the families of the deceased, as well as the government and people of Bonu State.
04:58Bonu State Police Command had earlier confirmed that 8 people were killed and 15 others sustained various degrees of injuries following a bomb explosion in Gunza local government area of Bonu State.
05:07Police Public Relations Officer of the Bonu State Police Command, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso stated that the tragic incident occurred on June 29, 2024, at approximately 1540 hours.
05:17A woman carrying a baby detonated an improvised explosive device IED at a busy motor park in Malarabati Junction in Gunza town.
05:24The explosion claimed the lives of the woman, her baby, and six others, with 15 individuals who sustained injuries currently receiving treatment at General Hospital Gunza, the police stated as reported by NTA News Media.