The explosions occurred in Monguno town, which was recently liberated from Boko Haram militants. Our sources stated that the explosion in town killed and injured unspecified number of people.
A late night bomb explosion killed scores of people in Borno town, a security source disclosed to SaharaReporters.
The explosions occurred in Monguno town, which was recently liberated from Boko Haram militants. Our sources stated that the explosion in town killed and injured unspecified number of people.
A local vigilante said they were trying to reach their colleagues in Monguno, but they could not reach them by phone at that time.
Monguno is about 137 kilometers away from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The area around Maiduguri has been repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram terrorists, even after towns have been liberated by the Nigerian military.