9 Killed, 24 Injured In Explosion In Borno

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Saturday, October 29th, 2016

Ignatius Okpara, ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than nine Persons have been confirmed dead, while 24 were seriously injured in early Saturday morning bomb blast in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Media and Public Relations officer of National Emergency management Agency (NEMA), Sani Datti, who disclosed this to AFRICAN EXAMINER said “there are two reported incidents of explosions in Maiduguri, one at the entrance to Bakassi IDPs and the second, at NNPC station along Damboa road .

According to him, the injured “have been evacuated to various Hospitals from the two scene of explosions in Maiduguri after the sad incident.

The deadly explosion is coming less than three weeks similar blast claimed lives of eight people, while 15 persons were seriously injured in an early morning explosion that took place at Muna Motor Park, in Maiduguri, on Wednesday, October 12, 2016.