Three suicide bombers have attacked Ummarari village in Jere Local Government of Borno State, killing a mother, her two children and a member of Civilian JTF.

The attack, carried out by an adult and two teenagers, occurred on Saturday night after the Muslims’ evening prayers; eight others were injured.

The spokesperson of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in the North-East, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed that bodies of the dead and the injured had been evacuated.

Abdulkadir said: “The casualties were evacuated to Borno State Specialist Hospital by the NEMA ERT and SEMA. The remains of the three suicide bombers were also deposited at the mortuary of the hospital.”

In another development, officials of NEMA in the North-East were at Konduga IDP camp, recently gutted by fire, to distribute relief materials.

Some of the items distributed were foodstuffs, household utensils, clothing, footwear, nylon mats and baby food. The food items were provided in collaboration with Borno State Emergency Management Agency, BOSEMA.