Barely 24 hours after a suicide bomber killed 26 people in a mosque near
Maiduguri’s main market, a bomb has just exploded in another market within the city.
Maiduguri’s main market, a bomb has just exploded in another market within the city.
Eyewitnesses say four persons were injured.
Blast occurred at Gamboru market near Nigeria Customs Service House in
Maiduguri. The bomb that exploded was buried in a heap of sacks at a spot where
charcoal merchants have their stalls.
“The explosion did not kill any one but injured four persons
among whom one has his arm completely ripped off by the blast”, said Jafar
Aminu, a trader.
among whom one has his arm completely ripped off by the blast”, said Jafar
Aminu, a trader.
An official of the Vigilante Group
of Nigeria in Maiduguri, Abbas Gava, also confirmed the incident to PremiumTimes
saying “the explosive that went off may have been concealed in some of the
piled up sacks of charcoal. But thank God the damage did not claim any life
except four persons that got injured with one losing the whole of his hand”.
of Nigeria in Maiduguri, Abbas Gava, also confirmed the incident to PremiumTimes
saying “the explosive that went off may have been concealed in some of the
piled up sacks of charcoal. But thank God the damage did not claim any life
except four persons that got injured with one losing the whole of his hand”.