It has been gathered that the death toll in Tuesday's suicide bombing
at a market in Maiduguri has risen over 60.
Apart from about 35 bodies said to have been taken to the University
of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), 24 were also taken to the State
Specialist Hospital, reports Thisday. Hospital sources however said
that the casualty figure was higher, as some bodies could not be
identified.
The permanent secretary in the ministry of health and executive
secretary, hospital management board, Dr Salisu Kwaya Bura told
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state that 24 corpses were deposited
at the hospital. He was told that 54 people were admitted.
"Out of this number, 14 who were critically injured have been referred
to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for proper
treatment while 20 have been discharged," Dr Kwaya Bura told the
governor during his visit to the victims at the State Specialist
Hospital.
Two teenage girls dressed in full hijab were said to have blown
themselves up at a crowded market in Maiduguri. 30 people were earlier
reported to have been killed in the blast, but death toll had since
reason, as more bodies were later discovered at the scene of the
blast.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, it is
believed that the Boko Haram sect was responsible. The sect has killed
over 10,000 Nigerians in various attacks since it started its campaign
in 2009.
Boko Haram wants an Islamic State in Nigeria and claims western
education is sin.
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