The
capital city of Borno state, Maiduguri, is under attack from insurgents
believed to be members of the extremist Boko Haram sect.
According
to residents, two thunderous explosions, suspected to be from detonated
bombs, were heard in the city at about 6.15 p.m. on March 1, 2014,
Saturday. Then the third explosion was reported, but it has not been officially confirmed.
Terrorists in two vans, pretending to be firewood suppliers, detonated the bombs at a densely populated Ajilari ward, Jere Council area of Maiduguri, near Ngomari-Bulumkutu.
Yesterday
The Commissioner of Police in Borno, Alhaji Lawal Tanko, confirmed the
blasts. Tanko said 35 bodies had been evacuated:
“We are still counting. So far, we have counted 35 bodies. Our men are still working with rescue workers at the scene.”
However,
another reports reaching NAIJ.com said that about 67 people died in
Ajilari, Maiduguri, as the result of the explosions and that security operatives have cordoned off the area.
Officials
of the Nigerian Red Cross today confirmed that 51 people were killed
while close to 60 were injured on Saturday when two bombs exploded in
front of a cinema in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
Rescue
workers said among the victims that died were children, women that sell
akara, men that sell barbecued meat (Suya) as well as children and
football fans that were trapped in the cinema while watching soccer.
Most of the injured were taken to the Borno State Specialists Hospital and the Umaru Shehu Hospital in Maiduguri.
At
the Umaru Shehu Hospital, many families were seen taking the remains of
their loved ones for burial. "It is another sad moment for us, we have
lost our children, our breadwinners and our neighbours," said Habiba
Musa, who said two of her children were killed in the blast.
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