10-year old female suicide bomber hits Maiduguri market.

According to a report by Premium Times an explosion has gone off at the popular Maiduguri poultry market at about 12.20pm today, with several people feared dead,

This is happening less than six weeks after the same market was attacked by suicide bombers. The market was attacked in December 1.

The spokesperson of the Borno Police, Gideon Jibrin, confirmed the explosion.

The police said about 20  people, including two female suicide bombers, died in that attack.

He however said police detectives were heading to the scene to ascertain the extent of damage.

A security source, who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, however said the the explosive was ferried into the market by a female suicide bomber believed not to be older than 10.

“Her body was completely shattered,” he said. “Because of the high calibre explosive she strapped to her body, the upper part of her body was flung apart and found about 500 metres away.”

The source said the explosion occurred shortly after another suspected bomber was apprehended in the area.

The number of casualties is yet to be ascertained but members of the local vigilante, known as the Civilian JTF, claim they saw 20 bodies after the attack. The bodies were counted as the Civilian JTF fighters arrived the scene to help with rescue effort.