At least five people have been confirmed killed after a bomb strapped on a tricycle went off at the popular Gamboru Market junction this morning.
Residents who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES, confirmed that the thunderous blast, which sounded at about 6:30am, reverberated all over Maiduguri.
Eye witnesses later said the explosion occurred near the entrance of Gamboru Market where operatives of commercial tricycles park to pick passengers.
“We heard the blast at about 6:30am this morning and shortly afterwards, we saw people running from the direction of the market screaming that it was a bomb”, a civil servant, who gave her name as Maryam Abu and whose residence is close to the area, told the online news medium.
More information to follow later
