{"id":29860,"date":"2016-10-30T02:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T02:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/nigeria-rickshaw-bombs-leave-seven-dead-in\/"},"modified":"2016-10-30T02:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T02:33:28","slug":"nigeria-rickshaw-bombs-leave-seven-dead-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nigeria-rickshaw-bombs-leave-seven-dead-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria &#8216;rickshaw bombs&#8217; leave seven dead in Maiduguri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Two suicide bombers on motorised rickshaws have killed at least seven people in Maiduguri in the north-east of Nigeria, officials say.}<\/p>\n<p>A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside a camp for displaced people, killing five men, the army said.<\/p>\n<p>Within 30 minutes, another bomber detonated explosives near a fuel depot.<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram Islamists are the key suspects, remaining able to stage frequent attacks despite major recent government gains against them.<\/p>\n<p>Nine bodies, including those of the two suicide bombers, were recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty-four people wounded in the explosions were evacuated to nearby hospitals, said Sani Datta, spokesman for the National Emergency Management Agency.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said the first bomber tried to enter the Bakassi camp, which is estimated to house 16,000 people displaced during the government&#8217;s seven-year battle against Boko Haram.<\/p>\n<p>A military spokesman said the second bomber was following a fuel tanker &#8220;with the sole aim of gaining entry to cause maximum damage and casualties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>{{Boko Haram}}<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2002, initially focused on opposing Western-style education &#8211; Boko Haram<\/p>\n<p>means &#8220;Western education is forbidden&#8221; in the Hausa language<\/p>\n<p>Launched military operations in 2009<\/p>\n<p>Has killed thousands, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria, and abducted hundreds, including at least 200 schoolgirls<\/p>\n<p>Joined so-called Islamic State, now calls itself IS&#8217;s &#8220;West African province&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Seized large area in north-east, where it declared caliphate<\/p>\n<p>Regional force has retaken most territory since last year<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-16038 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_92146109_mediaitem92146108.jpg\" alt=\"The two bombers were driving motorised rickshaws, officials said\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Two suicide bombers on motorised rickshaws have killed at least seven people in Maiduguri in the north-east of Nigeria, officials say.} A female suicide bomber blew herself up outside a camp for displaced people, killing five men, the army said. Within 30 minutes, another bomber detonated explosives near a fuel depot. 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