No fewer than 28 people have died in two separate early morning suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital in north-eastern Nigeria.
One of the blasts occurred near a mosque in Suleimanti area behind the Central Bank of Nigeria while the other was targeted at a residence behind an Internally Displaced People’s camp known as Bakassi, killing all 18 members of the family.
Hospital sources told CHANNELS TELEVISION that at least 75 people are receiving treatment for wounds sustained from the explosions.
The injured are mostly worshippers from the Suleimanti Mosque who were attacked shortly after the early morning prayers.
Also, the Civilian Joint Task Force sources had confirmed 15 people dead from last evening’s encounter when assailants stormed Ali Duwari and Jiddari Polo area of the capital city.
Witnesses said the insurgents looted food items and set houses ablaze while beating a retreat.
Meanwhile, two female suicide bombers have detonated a bomb in a market in Madagali, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
According to CHANNELS TV, the bomb blast, which occurred at about 8:00am on Monday morning killed 17 civilians while 44 persons sustained various degrees of injuries.
According to the Brigade Commander, 28 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Victor Ezugu, those injured were evacuated to the 143 Rangers Battalion military facility in Madagali and the General Hospital in Mubi.
Those with critical cases have been moved to Yola for immediate attention.
According to Military sources on Monday evening, the situation in the town was calm and residents were going about their businesses undisturbed.
