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President Buhari Silent As 54 Killed, 95 Injured In Maiduguri Bomb Explosion

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Borno State police Command has confirmed that 54 people were killed and over 95 injured in the multiple explosions that hit Maiduguri, Borno State, Sunday night.

Almost 24 hours after the bombing, the Presidency has been silent about the attacks and has rather issued a statement on the current travails of Senate President, Bukola Saraki in the hands of Code of Conduct Bureau,CCB and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT.

The state’s Police Public Relation Officer, Victor Isuku, who confirmed the incidents, told journalists in Maiduguri that the attacks bore the hallmark of Boko Haram insurgents.

However, no group has claimed responsibility for the explosions.

According to Isuku, the attackers simultaneously detonated four separate Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) at a mosque and a viewing center in Ajilari T-junction of Maiduguri metropolis.

There are however conflicting reports on the number of victims, with eyewitnesses putting the death toll at over 60 and more than 95 injured persons.

Hospital sources also confirmed the 60 fatality figure.

An eyewitness, Modu Sani , said nine people died on the spot, including the ones outside, before the two explosives were detonated at the Ajilari local night market and the bus stop.

“The four explosives were planted by the fleeing suspected terrorists from Sambisa Forest. They could have sneaked into these areas about a week or two ago to plant these bombs in this mosque and other soft targets areas in the area,” Sani said, adding that an attacker also threw a grenade at the viewing centre from an unmarked vehicle.

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  1. Finest

    2015/09/22 at 1:14 am

    The presidency only talk when Nigerians die. Check the identity of the people killed. They are from Cameroon. Please my heart felt sympathy to this unknown Cameroonians.

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