Female Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 in Mafa

Two female suicide bombers have killed three civilians and wounded eight others in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Maiduguri.

Head of security, Borno state emergency management agency, Bello Danbatta said the attack occurred in the town of Mafa, some 50 kilometres from Maiduguri.

Danbatta said the assailants entered the town among a group of local women who had gone to fetch firewood for cooking.

Local district spokesman Adamu Mohammed, said the bombers waited until around 8:30 pm before launching their attacks.