Ten persons have been confirmed dead and 47 others have sustained injuries from the multiple explosions that rocked some areas in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Tuesday evening.
MDB reported that residents of the area were thrown into panic mode at about 7:00 pm when multiple sources reported gunshots and explosions near Gomari area of the state.
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The attackers stormed the city launching at least 10 rockets. Among the dead were nine boys playing football at Gwange area of the state when rockets landed in the area.
The state governor, Babagana Zulum, last night visited the hospital where the dead and the injured were evacuated shortly after the incident occurred.
He was told that 10 people were killed in the explosions that rocked the city and 47 others injured.
Sources said explosions were also heard in Mairi area, a student’s village near the University of Maiduguri.
However, the military immediately deployed gun trucks to the area as earlier reports indicated that worshippers in a mosque on the street called “Layin Bori” may have been killed.
Shortly after, an air patrol also commenced as the military combed the marked area around Gwange.
This is the first attack on Maiduguri town in a long time and this may not be unconnected with the sustained onslaught on insurgents in Sambisa axis of the state.
Sustained attacks on Boko Haram strongholds have in the past forced the insurgents to regroup as they sometimes filter into towns or attack soft targets.
