Tragic Weekend in Gwoza: Suicide Bombings at Social Gatherings Claim 18 Lives, Injure Dozens
Gwoza, Nigeria — A devastating sequence of suicide bombings during weekend gatherings in Gwoza, a town in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, has escalated the death toll to 18, with at least 19 others sustaining severe injuries, local emergency officials reported. The attacks, which targeted a wedding ceremony, a funeral service, and near a hospital, occurred on Saturday, reigniting fears in a region formerly beleaguered by extremist violence. The state’s Emergency Management Agency disclosed that the …