Suspected members of the Boko
Haram sect struck at Dalori internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in
Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Thursday night.
A witness revaled that the
attack took place around 9pm.
The witness said suicide bombers
first struck before gunmen opened fire from different directions.
The source said the IDPs fled
when the gunshots subsided and that security operatives have cordoned off the
camp.
It is understood that most of
the IDPs in the camp are from Bama local government area of the state.
The incident was said to have
caused tension at the University of Maiduguri which is a few kilometers from
the scene of the attack.
Many parents reportedly rushed to
the school to pick their children while student also fled the institution.
Dalori camp had been attacked by
insurgents in the past.
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