In separate attacks, suicide bombers hit Maiduguri. one of the bombs went off in a mosque, killing unknown numbers of people. And some hours later another attacked hit the Borno State capital.
According to reports the last explosion was carrued out by susspected teenage girls. And the numbers of death is likely to be on the high side.
Yunusa Abdullahi, a civil servant who live in Jiddari Polo area of the city, said aside the mosque attack, two girls detonated explosives at a neighbourhood called Buraburin.
"A man saw two girls walking around and he tried to caution them to be careful as it was dangerous for them to be wandering when the two girls detonated themselves, killing the man and some other persons," Mr. Abdullahi said.
"Since last night, residents have been finding undetonated bombs believed to have been abandoned by Boko Haram gunmen."
"We are under siege and we don’t know how many of these bombs or these female suicide bombers were sneaked into Maiduguri."
However, the State Police are yet to confirmed the attack.
According to reports the last explosion was carrued out by susspected teenage girls. And the numbers of death is likely to be on the high side.
Yunusa Abdullahi, a civil servant who live in Jiddari Polo area of the city, said aside the mosque attack, two girls detonated explosives at a neighbourhood called Buraburin.
"A man saw two girls walking around and he tried to caution them to be careful as it was dangerous for them to be wandering when the two girls detonated themselves, killing the man and some other persons," Mr. Abdullahi said.
"Since last night, residents have been finding undetonated bombs believed to have been abandoned by Boko Haram gunmen."
However, the State Police are yet to confirmed the attack.
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