A female suicide bomber suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect struck inside a popular market in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, around 7am on Friday.
A witness said the attacker was inside a tricycle, popularly called Keke NAPEP, and detonated the bomb as she passed through the market. “The market is called Custom market and many people are expected to have been involved in this attack,” she said.
The thunderous blast, which sounded at about 6:30am, resonated all over Maiduguri, residents say.
Witnesses later said the explosion occurred near the entrance of Gamboru Market where operatives of commercial tricycles park to pick passengers.
“We heard the blast at about 6:30am this morning and shortly afterwards, we saw people running from the direction of the market screaming that it was a bomb,’ said Maryam Abu, a civil servant whose residence is close to the area.
No one has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing. But security operatives believe it has the imprint of the extremist Boko Haram sect.
Details later …
The incident occurred at a busy location where tricycles pick passengers, and may have killed dozens and injured even many more.
The thunderous blast, which sounded at about 6:30am, resonated all over Maiduguri, residents say.
Witnesses later said the explosion occurred near the entrance of Gamboru Market where operatives of commercial tricycles park to pick passengers.
“We heard the blast at about 6:30am this morning and shortly afterwards, we saw people running from the direction of the market screaming that it was a bomb,’ said Maryam Abu, a civil servant whose residence is close to the area.
No one has so far claimed responsibility for the bombing. But security operatives believe it has the imprint of the extremist Boko Haram sect.
Details later …
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