Borno IDP
Seven dead as building collapses at Borno IDP camp
Seven people have been confirmed dead following a building collapse at an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Borno state.
AFP reported that a classroom sheltering scores of Internally Displaced Persons in the garrison town of Monguno caved in around 1930 GMT on Monday, August 28, after torrential rains the previous day.
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“Seven people were killed in (the) incident and two others were injured and presently in hospital,” anti-jihadist militia leader Musa Kaka said.
Kaka added that the accident happened in a secondary school turned IDP camp, which houses about 5,000 people. The deceased was buried on Tuesday, August 29, as confirmed by a resident, Ahmad Babangida who attended the ceremony.
“My friend’s son was among the seven dead and his wife is in hospital with a fractured leg,” Babangida said.
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