Four killed, many injured in Maiduguri blasts – army
Four people were killed when three suicide bombers blew
themselves up in a suburb of the northeastern Nigerian city
of Maiduguri, the army said on Wednesday.
“The explosions occurred at three-minute intervals and seven
people were confirmed dead, including the three suicide
terrorists,” said army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman.
Eleven others sustained “various degrees of injuries”, he
added.
The jihadist group Boko Haram has been blamed for a spate
of attacks in Maiduguri and the wider northeast, aiming at
“soft” civilian targets such as mosques, markets and bus
stations.
The blasts happened in quick succession in the Ajilari Cross
area of the city from 8:10 pm (1910 GMT) on Tuesday,
according to local residents.
Ajilari Cross, located close to Maiduguri Airport and a military
base on a main route into the city, has been targeted twice in
the last month in similar attacks.
On October 1, at least 10 people were killed when four suicide
bombers blew themselves up. On September 20, at least 117
were killed in a wave of bomb attacks.
More than 1,320 people have now been killed in Boko Haram
violence since Muhammadu Buhari became president on
May 29, according to an AFP tally.
The majority of attacks have been in Borno state, of which
Maiduguri is the capital, with this month seeing an increase
in the frequency of suicide bomb attacks.
Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in two satellite
towns near the capital Abuja on October 2, killing 18. The
police on Tuesday said they had arrested the two suspected
masterminds.
Usman also said that 10 suspected militants were killed on
Tuesday when troops laid ambush to rebels who attacked
the military and Geidam town in the northeastern state of
Yobe last week.
“They were ambushed while returning from an attack on
Gajiram near Ngollom village,” he said.
Two suspected militants and a soldier were killed while
another soldier was wounded on Tuesday morning in clashes
at a location in Okene city in central Kogi state, Usman
added.
themselves up in a suburb of the northeastern Nigerian city
of Maiduguri, the army said on Wednesday.
“The explosions occurred at three-minute intervals and seven
people were confirmed dead, including the three suicide
terrorists,” said army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman.
Eleven others sustained “various degrees of injuries”, he
added.
The jihadist group Boko Haram has been blamed for a spate
of attacks in Maiduguri and the wider northeast, aiming at
“soft” civilian targets such as mosques, markets and bus
stations.
The blasts happened in quick succession in the Ajilari Cross
area of the city from 8:10 pm (1910 GMT) on Tuesday,
according to local residents.
Ajilari Cross, located close to Maiduguri Airport and a military
base on a main route into the city, has been targeted twice in
the last month in similar attacks.
On October 1, at least 10 people were killed when four suicide
bombers blew themselves up. On September 20, at least 117
were killed in a wave of bomb attacks.
More than 1,320 people have now been killed in Boko Haram
violence since Muhammadu Buhari became president on
May 29, according to an AFP tally.
The majority of attacks have been in Borno state, of which
Maiduguri is the capital, with this month seeing an increase
in the frequency of suicide bomb attacks.
Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in two satellite
towns near the capital Abuja on October 2, killing 18. The
police on Tuesday said they had arrested the two suspected
masterminds.
Usman also said that 10 suspected militants were killed on
Tuesday when troops laid ambush to rebels who attacked
the military and Geidam town in the northeastern state of
Yobe last week.
“They were ambushed while returning from an attack on
Gajiram near Ngollom village,” he said.
Two suspected militants and a soldier were killed while
another soldier was wounded on Tuesday morning in clashes
at a location in Okene city in central Kogi state, Usman
added.
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