The sources said, “on site at least four people including the bomber himself were killed and several others injured”.
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Midjiyawa Bakary, the governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, said three people plus the bomber were killed.
An official from a local vigilante group confirmed a toll of “four dead and many wounded”, saying the attack took place at around 7:00am (0600 GMT).
Cameroon strengthened its surveillance in the Far North Region in order to stop this terrorist threat. He said a helicopter was on hand to take them to hospital in Maroua, the regional capital.
Sunday is a regular market day in Mora, a base of the multinational joint force created in 2015 by Lake Chad Basin Commission to fight against Boko Haram.
A similar suicide attack in the same area killed at least 10 people in Djakana at the end of June. Since then, its members have stepped up attacks in Cameroon and other neighboring countries that are helping Nigeria’s military to try to defeat the extremists.
Under Shekau, the seven-year campaign spread to neighbouring countries, killed more than 20,000 people and drove more than 2.2 million from their homes.
Cameroonian security forces suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram was behind it.
The interview with Barnawi indicated a major shift in strategy for the fighters, who have killed many more Muslims than Christians in attacks in mosques with suicide bombers and armed men.
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