Multiple explosions rocked Ajilari Railway cross in Gomari Airport ward of Maiduguri capital city of Borno State last night, leaving scores of people dead and many others critically injured according to residents living around the affected areas.
The explosions, suspected to have been triggered by suicide bombers, occurred between 7:40 and 8pm.
A resident of the area, Ali Babagana, said that the incident occurred at a popular telecommunication service point where many people gathered to buy GSM recharge cards and transact other petty businesses.
“I was close to the scene of the multiple blasts, but God (saved my life as many were feared dead and injured,” he said. “I saw many shattered bodies of human beings at the scene before I ran away for my dear life.”
Hundreds of residents of the area have evacuated the vicinity while security officials have been deployed to the scene of the blasts.
Credit: dailytimes
