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Several Football fans feared dead after explosion rocks football viewing in Borno
Several Football fans feared dead after explosion rocks football viewing in Borno
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Sunday, March 02, 2014
Twin explosions, Saturday evening, rocked a football viewing centre in Ajilari ward, Jere Council area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital killing several football fans.
The Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), said to have been planted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists at the viewing centre at Ajilari Railway Cross, exploded at about 6pm, killing many fans, while several others sustained injuries.
A residents of Ajilari told our Correspondent that, “Some suspected terrorists in two Toyota Hilux Pick Up vans, pretending to be firewood suppliers, detonated the bombs near the football viewing centre, resulting in loss of several lives.
A NigerianEYE reporter however observed that the blasts have triggered panic in the city with residents seen rushing to their respective homes for safety.
The Boko Haram sect has in the past months intensified attacks on the northeast states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, which are under emergency rule
It has been attacking security and military installations, including barracks and airbases at will. It has also been pummeling schools, towns and villages unchallenged and ransacking highways.
This week, it slaughtered more than 29 pupils at a government boarding school in Yobe.
As the litany of atrocities lengthened, President Goodluck Jonathan claimed the Nigerian government is winning the war against the insurgency. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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