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Many feared dead in Maiduguri explosions

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Many people are feared dead in multiple explosions that hit Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, Monday evening.

The explosions occurred simultaneously at the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), the Monday Market Roundabout and the Post Office.

The incident happened 15 hours after terrorists had attacked military locations at Ajari, Baga and Damboa.

“We broke our fast, and were about to leave the market after closing our shops when the first bomb detonated. I heard a loud sound and just saw my neck bleeding.

“It was my brother that used his cloth to tied my neck and brought me to the hospital,” said one of the victims, Abacha Mustapha, from his hospital bed.

A witness, Umar Bolori, told our correspondent that the terrorists sneaked in the IEDs to the Monday market using tricycles.

“We saw how the IED was detonated from a tricycle, while the other one detonated close to the security vehicle where commuters were trying to board the N50 metro buses,” he said.

Security sources said the Boko Haram terrorists planted some of the  Improvised Explosives Device (IEDs) in parts of the ancient town, while others were detonated by female suicide bombers.

The casualty figure could not be immediately ascertained, but a staffer of the Nigerian Red Cross, Babagana Isa, told our correspondent that five people had so far been reported dead.

“I can confirm that five people were pronounced dead at the specialist hospital, and we were told that some bodies were discovered at the Monday market,” he said.

Amateur  videos posted on various social media platforms showed different scenes of the attacks.

Health and humanitarian workers were also scene struggling to take away corpses and the injured to hospitals.

SOURCE:dailytrust.com