The Ajilari Railway Crossing and Bintu sugar suburb of Maiduguri, Borno State capital, were attacked by suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers between 7:30pm – 8:00pm yesterday night. The incident left at least 50 people dead with over 90 others sustaining critical injuries. Reports from the state’s Specialist hospital, Maiduguri where some of the injured were…
50 Die From Fresh Explosion In Maiduguri
A fresh bomb blast has hit Maiduguri, killing at least 50 people in a busy meat market in the capital of Borno state, on Tuesday. A military source said the bomb was concealed under a butcher’s table in the market. Shoppers and travellers were among those affected in the incident, which happened around 1pm. Lawal…
Boko Haram Killings: Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri Raises Alarm
The Catholic diocese of Maiduguri has decried the onslaught of the Boko Haram sect on the North-eastern part of Nigeria. The diocese drew the attention of the world to what it called the apparent genocide of Christians in Borno in an electronic message issued through its Director of Social Communications, Fr. Gideon Obasogie. ‘‘The whole…
Four Insurgents Killed, Five Soldiers Injured In Maiduguri Attack
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, on Tuesday said that the Special Forces have foiled an attempt by four suicide bombers to blast an NNPC facility along the Maiduguri – Damboa Road. He said three of the four cars laden with the Improvised Explosive Devices exploded when soldiers fired at the vehicles…