SUICIDE BOMBERS KILL 12, INJURED 65 IN MAIDUGURI BLAST

However, Borno State Police Command in its own account said at least 12 persons were killed and 48 others injured on in the attack. The Commissioner of Police, Damian Chukwu, said a male suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a crowded market killing himself and 10 other persons.

Chukwu said, “One other suicide bomber out of panic detonated explosive and blew himself alone into pieces’,adding that  the wounded persons were evacuated to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

The Police Commissioner called on the people to be vigilant and report suspicious persons in their communities to security agencies, stressing, “people should be vigilant because Boko Haram insurgents have not surrendered,”.