Maiduguri: Suicide Bomb Attack Early This Morning Leaves 50 Dead

It was a sad day in Maiduguri earlier today when a bomb believed to have been detonated by a suicide attacker  went off  at a busy market  near a Power Holding building. It is reported  that as many as 50 lost their lives.

A civilian member of the Joint Task Force said he counted at least 40 dead bodies, adding that another 69 injured victims were taken away to health facilities.

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno visited the scene of the deadly explosion at 2.30 pm  and later went to the state specialist hospital.

 Addressing the press, the governor  condemned the attack. He pledged to continue to deliver services to the people of the state, announcing that the families of the 15 youth volunteers who died when they accosted the bomber would receive N1 million each.He said the volunteers sacrificed their lives to save the lives of others.

Dr. Laraba Bello, medical director of the Maiduguri General Hospital, said 18 injured victims had been admitted at the hospital’s accident and emergency ward. She disclosed that the hospital could not admit all the injured victims and was compelled to transfer many to other hospitals, adding that two women were among the victims.

Angry youths in market attacked some firefighters for failing to arrive quicker at the scene of the carnage.