Three blasts hit the city of Maiduguri in northeast
Nigeria on Tuesday, October 14, killing a number of people, locals and
the Red Cross said.
The “huge explosions” happened in the Ajilari Cross area of
the city,.The area has been targeted by similar attacks
twice in the last month, including on September 20 when at least 117
were killed.
The previous attacks were blamed on Boko Haram who used suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices.
It was not immediately clear what caused the latest blasts, which
happened in quick succession from 8:10 pm, said Bashir Mohammed, whose
house is near the scene.
“We are all confused and people are running helter-skelter,” he said.
Sheriff Ahmad, a cleric in the area, said: “Many people have been killed. I don’t know how many and I don’t think anyone can tell you now.” Ahmad said he has seen body parts on his house.
Hafsat Sani, a nurse at the nearby Umaru Shehu Hospital, said: “There are many houses around the area and the blasts have affected many of them.”
The hospital quickly began receiving the injured while police,
soldiers, the Red Cross and officials from Nigeria’s National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA) were mobilised, he said.
A Red Cross official said: “Obviously there are people that died but I don’t have figures.”
The police and military haven’t made any public announcements
yet. Details remain sketchy as Maiduguri is subject to a night-time
curfew.
On October 1, at least 10 people were killed and 39 injured when four
suicide bombers blew themselves up in a wave of attacks in Ajilari
Cross, which is near Maidugiri airport and a military base. At least two
bombs were strapped to teenage girls.
The September 20 attack targeted a mosque and killed football fans watching a televised match as well as bystanders.
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