
Terrorist group, Boko Haram has reportedly bombed a small bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon on Thursday, May 8, 2014.
The
bombing occurred in the outskirts of Gamboru Ngala, the same village of
the Monday attack that claimed the lives of over 300.
According to Sahara Reporters:
At
least 30 people were killed during the late Thursday afternoon bombing
incident, sources tell SaharaReporters. The bridge links the immigration
check points of both Cameroon and Nigeria.
The bombing event took
place on the same day of a mass burial in the town of Gamboru Ngala. It
was there on Monday where a Boko Haram-led raid on the small village
claimed the lives of over 300 residents, nearly ten per cent of the
population.
Sources tell SaharaReporters that 315 people of the
336 who died in the Monday attack were buried in a solemn ceremony led
by civic and religious leaders.
The Boko Haram has not claimed
responsibility for this latest bombing attack, but residents of Gamboru
Ngala told us that there is deep suspicion that the Islamist group is
behind this latest attack in this vulnerable area.
Since the
Monday attacks many of the local Gamboru Ngala youth have joined an
anti-Islamist vigilante force in the smoldering village. It was created
and scores of young people are helping Nigerian military forces in the
area.
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