Scores Feared Dead as Bomb Blast Rocks Biggest Marketplace in Maiduguri
Nigerian Accord
An early morning bomb blast has been reported at the ever busy Monday Market, the biggest open air marketplace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, North Eastern Nigeria.
Eyewitnesses informed African Examiner that the bomb erupted during early morning business activities around the popular market in the city.
As at the time of filing this report, the blast causalities were yet to be ascertained. However, the security teams are said to have arrived the scene to take control of the situation.
In the main time, a state government official has confirmed the blast, explaining that the losses in the blast less than 72 hours to last Friday night Bauchi bombing, was huge, yet added the security and other emergency teams were working to take care of the victims and avert further havoc.
No one has claimed responsibility for the new blast.
AFRICAN EXAMINER
Deadly bomb hits Maiduguri
Tuesday, 01 July 2014 10:33
Written by BBC
AT least five people have been killed in an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a witness has told the BBC.
The explosives were reportedly hidden in a vehicle carrying charcoal.
No group has said it carried out the attack but Maiduguri is the epicentre of the violent campaign waged by militant group Boko Haram.
Earlier, the Nigerian army said it had broken up a Boko Haram cell linked to the abduction of 200 schoolgirls.
The BBC's Habiba Adamu reports from the capital, Abuja, that a resident who visited the scene counted five bodies while another resident said the number of dead was higher.
The driver of the vehicle was believed to be among those killed or wounded, Reuters news agency reports.
Several vehicles had been damaged, it reports.
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| Bomb blast in the Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. |
An early morning bomb blast has been reported at the ever busy Monday Market, the biggest open air marketplace in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, North Eastern Nigeria.
Eyewitnesses informed African Examiner that the bomb erupted during early morning business activities around the popular market in the city.
As at the time of filing this report, the blast causalities were yet to be ascertained. However, the security teams are said to have arrived the scene to take control of the situation.
In the main time, a state government official has confirmed the blast, explaining that the losses in the blast less than 72 hours to last Friday night Bauchi bombing, was huge, yet added the security and other emergency teams were working to take care of the victims and avert further havoc.
No one has claimed responsibility for the new blast.
AFRICAN EXAMINER
Deadly bomb hits Maiduguri
Tuesday, 01 July 2014 10:33
Written by BBC
AT least five people have been killed in an explosion at a market in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, a witness has told the BBC.
The explosives were reportedly hidden in a vehicle carrying charcoal.
No group has said it carried out the attack but Maiduguri is the epicentre of the violent campaign waged by militant group Boko Haram.
Earlier, the Nigerian army said it had broken up a Boko Haram cell linked to the abduction of 200 schoolgirls.
The BBC's Habiba Adamu reports from the capital, Abuja, that a resident who visited the scene counted five bodies while another resident said the number of dead was higher.
The driver of the vehicle was believed to be among those killed or wounded, Reuters news agency reports.
Several vehicles had been damaged, it reports.
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