Source: .com.ng


No fewer than 45 traders and passerby have been killed in two suicide bomb attacks today (Tuesday) near Maiduguri main market. Eye witnesses and security sources say the alleged suicide bombers were two females dressed in full hijab and they detonated bombs hidden under their garments.

The explosions occurred at about 11:20 a.m. at a crowded Maiduguri commercial area called One-Way.
Today's blast is the first in the city since the last that of July 2.

According to witnesses accounts, there was a first explosion that killed three women before the second one exploded and killed many persons who gathered at the scene of the first blast.

Abba Aji an official of the Civilian-JTF, told reporters that at the time he arrived the scene, eleven bodies were still yet to be evacuated, even as he said many other corpses and several injured victims had been conveyed to hospital.

"We cannot say immediately the actual number of the dead casualties, until we put together the figures later," Mr. Aji said. "We have many people that are seriously injured after the two blast."

According to the Civilian-JTF official, the bombers were two girls dressed in full hijab.

"One of them detonated herself and about three persons - all women - were killed, and minutes after that when people came round to see what happened, another bomb went off after a girl screamed and many people, over 30 of them got killed. We cannot say the exact figure for now because even before our arrival here some of the corpses had been taken away, while some including that of the bombers were mangled beyond recognition," he said.

A youth vigilante source confirmed that the female attacker kept a parcel in one of the shops on One-way, a commercial area beside the popular Monday Market, telling the traders that she had something to pick from the market,

“The package detonated few minutes later. And as people were still wondering what happened and trying to rescue the injured, a bomber in the same area detonated a bomb planted on her; this claimed so many lives,” the source said.

Another unconfirmed source said 65 corpses had been evacuated while others claimed 30 people were killed in the explosion.

Another source claimed that the third bombing suspect was caught by the people. This also could not be confirmed as the police had yet to give an official confirmation of the explosion.

usual news.

Thank God we don't have bombers in cape coast, God help 9ja

dis night?.....