Despite the on-going Ramadan exercise, Boko Haram sect this morning bombed a crowded market in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
The market is located close to a Power Holding Company of Nigeria building.
The explosives were reportedly hidden in a vehicle carrying charcoal.
BBC’s Habiba Adamu reports 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.
It was also reported that several people were injured and many
vehicles damaged.