Konduga Explosion: Survivors Receive Treatment In Maiduguri

Survivors of the bomb explosion in Konduga, a town in Borno State are receiving treatment in hospitals in Maiduguri.

Aid workers evacuated 83 persons to Maiduguri on Tuesday night after two girls and their male accomplice carried out a suicide attack in the town.

Earlier, the Borno State Police Command had confirmed that 16 people were killed in the explosion while 83 persons were injured.

The State Specialist Hospital was able to accommodate only 43 persons while others were taken to the University Teaching Hospital and other hospitals in the capital city for treatment.

The Medical Director of the Specialist Hospital, Dr. Laraba Bello, said some of the patients have undergone surgery while those with minor injuries have since been treated and discharged.

He said, “Yesterday (Tuesday), around 9pm, we received 43 patients out of which we lost three. 17 were discharged today (Wednesday) and 20 are stable in the ward.

“Some of them have already gone into the theatre and some are about to go; we are managing some in the ward. So, the injuries vary.”

One of the survivors also said, “We were at Yandari, it was around 5pm that the bomb exploded when we were in the market. I don’t know what exactly happened, all I know is that a bomb exploded and I saw myself here”.