The Nigerian military imposed a curfew in Borno state after suspected female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in the restive Borno region, killing at least 18 and injured 30 others. Coordinated suicide attacks reportedly orchestrated by Boko Haram claimed the lives of at least 18 people, injuring 42, targeting selected communities in northeastern Nigeria between Friday evening and Saturday afternoon (28-29 June). The Islamist jihadist group, which has not officially claimed responsibility for the bombings, has been waging violence in the region for more than ten years. “We all have to be on alert now, as we don’t know where many of these girls that have been released are headed now. Our local intelligence was able to ascertain that there are 30 of them,” one local source said.
