Not less than three bomb explosions rocked Maiduguri, capital of embattled Borno state on Saturday
A report by Reuters noted that “A tricycle rider with a bomb tried to enter a fish market on the Baga road in the west of Maiduguri. The bomb exploded when the tricycle was prevented from going in, Mohammad Ajia, a trader in Baga market, said after fleeing the scene.
“A second blast then hit an area known as the Monday market before a car bomb exploded by a bus station near a Department of State Security (DSS) office, according to a civilian member of a joint task force.
One Aliyu Musa, who resides near the DSS office was quoted as having said.”Men from the anti-bomb squad came a few minutes after the blast to comb the scene, then they started evacuating victims. I saw five mangled bodies being put in vehicles,”
The reportalso ,” casualties were loaded onto waiting ambulances” close to the Monday Market.
“I have counted five ambulances that have evacuated victims from the scene. Soldiers are shooting in the air and warding off people at the market,” Salisu Yaya, who is a member Civilian JTF told Reuters .
