Nigeria: IED kills one, injures 11 in Maiduguri


The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim, while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri.

The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that the incident occurred during a protest against bad governance at Deribe Junction near Federal Government Girls’ College Monguno (FGGC) Annex Bulumkutu area, Maiduguri.

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Source: Vanguard News


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