2018 Mubi suicide bombings | |
Partof: | the Boko Haram insurgency |
Location: | Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
Target: | Worshippers, traders, shoppers |
Date: | 1 May 2018 |
Timezone: | UTC+1 |
Type: | Suicide bombings |
Fatalities: | 86 |
Injuries: | 58 |
Victim: | --> |
Assailant: | --> |
Weapons: | Suicide vests |
On 1 May 2018, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in the town of Mubi in the state of Adamawa in eastern Nigeria, killing at least 86 people and injuring 58 others.[1] [2] The blasts were carried out by young boys and happened shortly after 1:00 pm (12:00 GMT).[3] No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the blame was attributed to the Boko Haram Islamist extremist group.[4]
Major attacks had occurred in Mubi in 2012, 2014 and 2017.