Report reaching Naijatrics has it that an unconfirmed number of
people have been killed in a latest bomb blast at Mums garage in
Maiduguri, the Borno state capital today, Wednesday.
Members of the civilian JTF said evacuation is currently ongoing.
According
to a JTF member, “The suspected Boko Haram members were three in number
and died in the suicide attack. For quite sometime now, the terrorists
have been making frantic effort to attack Maiduguri, but we were always
stopping them.
“Just about five days ago another was killed who came through Jiddari
polo side, coming from Alidawari village and now the attack today at
Muna,” Kabiru Shuibu said.
According to him, Soldiers and Police bomb squad have been detailed to the site of the blast.
However, a text have been sent to Major IBRAHIM Mustapha of the 7
division Nigerian Army for confirmation but there was no reply as at
this time of filing this report.
But hospital sources in Maiduguri,
the Borno state capital said 18 people were killed in the attack while
26 others were injured.
However, Police in Maiduguri has said that, at
about 08:30am today, there was an IED exploded on-board a Golf 1 motor
vehicle with reg. No JERE 349 XA, body S/No RTEAN 7179 taxi colour
carrying 5 passengers (4 females and a male driver), by Muna along
maiduguri /Gamboru Ngala road.
The statement by Police PPRO DSP Emmanuel Isuku said, “The explosion
occurred when the taxi was attempting to join the convoy of other
vehicles heading to Gamboru town
“The suicide bomber who is reasonably believed to be one of the female casualties, was picked along the road.”
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