85 Killed In Sunday Mosque Attacks in Maiduguri
Boko Haram carried out its deadliest attacks on the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, killing scores in a series of coordinated bomb blasts.
Police in the Borno state capital said at least 54 people died in Sunday’s multiple bomb attacks, with 90 injured, but residents caught up in the explosions said as many as 85 lost their lives.
Police in the Borno state capital said at least 54 people died in Sunday’s multiple bomb attacks, with 90 injured, but residents caught up in the explosions said as many as 85 lost their lives.
It was a terrifying Sunday for the people of the troubled town as they were attacked by bombs believed to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents. It was gathered that the bomb attacks were targeted at a mosque and a viewing centre at Ajilari Cross, a densely populated area of the metropolis.
The attacks on Sunday night in the Ajilari Cross area and nearby Gomari, near the city’s airport, killed and maimed worshippers at a mosque, bystanders and football fans watching a televised match.
The army and rescuers said the explosions were caused by homemade devices but one local and the police said a female suicide bomber also blew herself up.
The army and rescuers said the explosions were caused by homemade devices but one local and the police said a female suicide bomber also blew herself up.
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