In Nigeria, Madagali female suicide bomber ‘had baby strapped to her back’

File photo: Killed female suicide bomber in Nigeria

A female suicide bomber who attacked a town in northeast Nigeria earlier this month was carrying a baby at the time, the country’s main relief agency said on Tuesday.

But the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it was unclear whether this was a new tactic on the part of Boko Haram Islamists to allow would-be bombers to evade detection.

Several feared killed in Bomb blast in Madagali, Adamawa Nigeria

Several people are feared dead in an early morning bomb blast in Madagali town in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa.

An eye witness who simply identified himself as Baba, said the blast occurred near a checkpoint at the entrance of the town.

“We heard three blasts near the checkpoint where people gathered to be screened before entering the town as you know today is market day.