Two young girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and one other person and wounding 18 others, sources said.

The girls were &quot;seven or eight&quot;, a local militia member in Maiduguri, Abdulkarim Jabo, told AFP.

The attack was not immediately claimed by Boko Haram but bore the hallmarks of the jihadists, who routinely use women and girls to carry out suicide attacks, often in Borno state, the epicentre of their insurgency.

Borno Governor Kashim Shettima, visiting victims in the hospital, confirmed the toll in the attack.

Maiduguri militiaman Jabo said he saw the girls on Sunday immediately before the explosion.

&quot;They got out of a rickshaw and walked right in front of me without showing the slightest sign of emotion,&quot; he said.

&quot;I tried to speak with one of them, in Hausa and in English, but she didn&#39;t answer. I thought they were looking for their mother,&quot; he added. &quot;She headed toward the poultry sellers, and then detonated her explosives belt.&quot;

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Boko Haram jihadists have laid waste to northeast Nigeria since they took up arms against the government in 2009. &nbsp;At least 20,000 people have been killed and more than two and a half million more displaced by the unrest.

Rights groups say thousands of women and girls have been abducted by the group. In the most infamous incident, in 2014, more than 200 schoolgirls were taken in the remote town of Chibok.

The jihadists have used abducted females as sex slaves and human bombs, while boys are enlisted to fight. Northeast Nigeria has been buffeted in recent weeks by devastating attacks.&nbsp;

On Friday at least 45 people died and 33 others were wounded in another double suicide attack carried out by female bombers at a marketplace in the town of Madagali.

In October another set of female suicide bombers killed 17 people at a station near a camp for internally displaced persons.

In February 2015, Boko Haram used an eight-year-old to carry out a suicide attack in Potiskum, in Yobe state, and a 10- and 18-year-old pair were involved in a failed July 2014 attack in Funtua, in northwestern Katsina state.&nbsp;

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Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it bears the hallmarks of Boko Haram

Two young girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves and one other person and wounding 18 others, sources said. The girls were "seven or eight", a local militia member in Maiduguri, Abdulkarim Jabo, told AFP. The attack was not immediately claimed by Boko Haram but bore the hallmarks of the jihadists, who routinely use women and girls to carry out suicide attacks, often in Borno state, the epicentre of their insurgency. Borno Governor Kashim Shettima, visiting victims in the hospital, confirmed the toll in the attack. Maiduguri militiaman Jabo said he saw the girls on Sunday immediately before the explosion. "They got out of a rickshaw and walked right in front of me without showing the slightest sign of emotion," he said. "I tried to speak with one of them, in Hausa and in English, but she didn't answer. I thought they were looking for their mother," he added. "She headed toward the poultry sellers, and then detonated her explosives belt." Boko Haram jihadists have laid waste to northeast Nigeria since they took up arms against the government in 2009. At least 20,000 people have been killed and more than two and a half million more displaced by the unrest. Rights groups say thousands of women and girls have been abducted by the group. In the most infamous incident, in 2014, more than 200 schoolgirls were taken in the remote town of Chibok. The jihadists have used abducted females as sex slaves and human bombs, while boys are enlisted to fight. Northeast Nigeria has been buffeted in recent weeks by devastating attacks. On Friday at least 45 people died and 33 others were wounded in another double suicide attack carried out by female bombers at a marketplace in the town of Madagali. In October another set of female suicide bombers killed 17 people at a station near a camp for internally displaced persons. In February 2015, Boko Haram used an eight-year-old to carry out a suicide attack in Potiskum, in Yobe state, and a 10- and 18-year-old pair were involved in a failed July 2014 attack in Funtua, in northwestern Katsina state. (AFP)

Two young girls blow themselves up in Nigerian market; 3 dead, 18 injured

Forty-five people were killed on Friday when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market in northeast Nigeria, the military said.&nbsp;

The emergency service said that 33 people have been injured.

Several people have been injured in the attack,&quot; said Akintoye on the phone from a military base in the town of Mubi, 100 kilometres (60 miles) away.&nbsp;

A local government official and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the attack, the latest in Boko Haram&#39;s seven-year insurgent campaign in the restive region.&nbsp;

&quot;The two bombers who (were) disguised as customers, detonated their suicide belts at the section of the market selling grains and second-hand clothing,&quot; said Yusuf Muhammad, the chairman of Madagali local government.&nbsp;

&quot;We still don&#39;t have the exact number of those injured but they are many,&quot; he added.&nbsp;

Ibrahim Abdulkadir, NEMA spokesman for the northeast, said rescuers had been deployed to the scene.&nbsp;

&quot;We heard there was a twin-blast in a market at Madagali this morning. Our men are on (the) ground evacuating the victims,&quot; he told AFP. &quot;We still don&#39;t have details of casualties.&quot;&nbsp;

He said security agents had cordoned off the scene of the explosions.&nbsp;

Madagali was among the territory captured by Boko Haram in 2014 before Nigerian troops, supported by a regional force, liberated it in 2015.&nbsp;

Friday&#39;s incident was the third in the town since two female suicide bombers attacked in December last year, killing and injuring scores.

Boko Haram is seeking to impose a hardline Islamic legal system on Nigeria&#39;s mainly-Muslim north. Its campaign of violence has killed at least 20,000 people and displaced some 2.6 million since 2009.

Nigeria&#39;s military campaign against the jihadists is increasingly bogged down as it confronts suicide attacks, looting and indiscriminate slaughter.

The United Nations has warned that the affected region faces the &quot;largest crisis in Africa&quot;.&nbsp;

The UN estimates that 14 million people will need outside help in 2017 because of the ongoing violence, particularly in Borno State, the epicentre of the rebellion.

(AFP)

Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market in northeast Nigeria, according to the military

Forty-five people were killed on Friday when two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market in northeast Nigeria, the military said. The emergency service said that 33 people have been injured. Several people have been injured in the attack," said Akintoye on the phone from a military base in the town of Mubi, 100 kilometres (60 miles) away. A local government official and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed the attack, the latest in Boko Haram's seven-year insurgent campaign in the restive region. "The two bombers who (were) disguised as customers, detonated their suicide belts at the section of the market selling grains and second-hand clothing," said Yusuf Muhammad, the chairman of Madagali local government. "We still don't have the exact number of those injured but they are many," he added. Ibrahim Abdulkadir, NEMA spokesman for the northeast, said rescuers had been deployed to the scene. "We heard there was a twin-blast in a market at Madagali this morning. Our men are on (the) ground evacuating the victims," he told AFP. "We still don't have details of casualties." He said security agents had cordoned off the scene of the explosions. Madagali was among the territory captured by Boko Haram in 2014 before Nigerian troops, supported by a regional force, liberated it in 2015. Friday's incident was the third in the town since two female suicide bombers attacked in December last year, killing and injuring scores. Boko Haram is seeking to impose a hardline Islamic legal system on Nigeria's mainly-Muslim north. Its campaign of violence has killed at least 20,000 people and displaced some 2.6 million since 2009. Nigeria's military campaign against the jihadists is increasingly bogged down as it confronts suicide attacks, looting and indiscriminate slaughter. The United Nations has warned that the affected region faces the "largest crisis in Africa". The UN estimates that 14 million people will need outside help in 2017 because of the ongoing violence, particularly in Borno State, the epicentre of the rebellion. (AFP)

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45 killed in suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria: Army