BOKOHARAM:BORNO STATE BOMB BLAST 20 CONFIRMED DEAD OTHERS INJURED.

— 16th November 2017

From: BENEDICT ODINAKA EZEOKA.

Tension in Borno State as suicide bombers disrupt the returning peace in the state. It is alleged that  no fewer than 18 people, including four suicide bombers, were killed in the explosions on Wednesday.
Tragedy in Muna Gari as Four bombers entered the community, on  the outskirts of Maiduguri, on Wednesday, when some Muslim faithful were observing their sunset prayers . The bombers detonated explosives strapped on their bodies, killing themselves and 14 others.
According to Police spokesman, Borno Command, Victor Isuku, he said that the bomb  blasts occurred at about 6:15pm.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the police spokesman he said that “The first explosion occurred at a prayer ground, while the other explosions occurred thereafter, all within the community. A total of eighteen persons including the four suicide bombers, died in the multiple explosions,”
And 29 persons who sustained various level of of injuries were rushed to University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital and the State Specialist Hospital for medical attention.
He said Police patrol and Explosives Ordinance Department (EOD) teams were “promptly mobilized” to the scene to sanitize and render the area safe.
The Muna area has experienced at least 12 bomb blasts by suspected Boko Haram this year.