At least five people have been killed in triple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.The explosions occurred on Thursday evening in Custom Area, a densely populated part of the town.
Mr Mohammed Ndatsu, who is the Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the attack and the casualty figure to press Although it was not clear what explosive was used for the attack, the police commissioner said only a bomb specialist could explain that. He added that the attack was carried out by insurgents.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Khalifa Ibrahim, has visited the scenes of the blasts for an on the spot assessment.
While the explosives were not person-borne, the first, reportedly landed at a shop in the commercial area, killing a furniture maker and his son. Another explosive was also reported to have landed in a house at Gwange area while a child and a goat were killed. Two other people were struck in a blast at the third location, bringing the number of those killed to five. Officials of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) have evacuated the bodies of the victims from the scenes of the blasts.
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