Pandemonium In Maiduguri As Two Deafening Explosion Rock Main Market, Scores Killed

Multiple sources in Maiduguri tell NewsWireNGR that there is pandemonium in Maiduguri over two deafening explosion recorded near Maiduguri’s main market in Borno state today, Sunday, December 11.

According to our souces, the two explosions occurred around 9 am in a crowded area, precisely at Elkanemi beside Monday market roundabout..

Victor Isuku who is the public relations officer of the state police command confirmed the explosions.

Only friday, two female bombers attacked Adamawa State, the death toll from Friday’s suicide bombing in Adamawa has increased to 45, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports.

The agency, quoting a local government chairman, also said 57 people were critically injured while 120 others were wounded in the explosion.

Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman, Madagali Local Government, Adamawa, said the critically injured were rushed to Mubi General Hospital and Yola Specialists Hospital, while those that sustained minor injuries were treated and discharged .

Madagali lies some 276 kilometres from the Adamawa State capital, Yola.

The town, which is close to neighbouring Borno State, was one of several others held by Boko Haram at the height of the group’s brutal insurgency.