Dipo Olowookere
By Dipo Olowookere
Maiduguri was thrown into a state of commotion in the early hours of Wednesday, March 21, 2017 when a series of bombings took place.
It was said that residents of the city were woken up by sounds of bomb blasts that started at about 3:48am.
According to the Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North East Zone, Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the bomb blasts occurred in three locations around Muna Garage area of Maiduguri metropolis.
The first location was Muna Kumbori an unofficial host community camp housing 199 internally displaced persons attacked by three suicide bombers which led the death of two persons, while the second location was Muna Dagalti, which was attacked by one suicide bomber, who killed one person and the third location was Muna Bulaya, attacked by a suicide bomber, who was the only casualty.
A total of five suicide bombers, all male adults, were involved in the incidents killing three innocent persons, excluding the suicide bomber that died.
At least 20 people with various degrees of injuries were administered with first aid by emergency response team and transported to the state specialist hospital while the remains of the dead have been deposited in the mortuary.
