Double Attack: At least nine people killed and several wounded in Kolofata

At least nine people (including seven civilians and two suicide bombers) were killed today, September 13, 2015 in a double suicide bombing attributed to the Nigerian sect Boko Haram.

According to military sources, the attacks were perpetrated at the entrance of the Kolofata market by two young boys from the nearby village of the town of Kolofata early this Sunday morning.

"The casualties could be heavier if the attacks had taken place within the market," informed an officer.

The double suicide bombing comes just days after that of neighbouring Kerawa where 20 people had lost their lives. The Department of Mayo Sava in general and Kolofata in particular that shares a long border with neighbouring Nigeria are regularly targets of Boko Haram.

In July 2014, several people including relatives of the Deputy Prime Minister, Amadou Ali, had been killed at Kolofata. The wife of the latter, Kolofata Mayor as well as several other villagers were kidnapped and kept captive for nearly two months.

On January 12, 2015, Boko Haram fighters had launched an attack on a military base at the administrative headquarters of Kolofata. The assault ended with 143 dead on the side of Boko Haram and a Cameroonian soldier.

An installation at Mora, chief Department of the Mayo Sava, of the first sector of the multinational joint force for the fight against Boko Haram, could put an end to the abuses of the sect in this part of the country.