A bag filled with improvised bombs discovered by operatives of the youth vigilante group at a deserted camp of Boko Haram near Monguno village in Borno State has accidentally exploded, killing at least 63 persons, witnesses and security sources said.
The explosion, which occurred at about 5pm on Tuesday, had also left many persons injured.
An eyewitness and operative of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Haruna Bukar, told journalists on phone that a group of Civilian-JTF on patrol along Monguno-Marte route stumbled on a bag containing metallic substances at an area where Boko Haram terrorists had once camped before they were dislodged by Nigerian soldiers in February this year.
“When they found the bag containing what later turned out to be improvised explosives, they brought it to Monguno town where people gathered to take a look at it. As they were busy fiddling with the contents of the bag, the bombs went off with a massive blast that killed about 63 persons and injured dozens of others”.
Gunmen Kill 9, Injured 10 In Kaduna Village Attack
Unknown gunmen attacked a remote village yesterday in Kaduna State, killing nine persons and injuring 10 others.
Resident said, the gunmen storm Katsak village under Atakad Chiefdom in Jema’a local government area of the state at about 9 pm on Tuesday, killing mostly children.
Mr. Dennis Abu, a resident told our Correspondent that the attack took place just after the people have retired home after their cultural day celebration.
According to Dennis, “we just finish our annual cultural day celebration, when the gunmen stormed the village and started shooting at everybody. The gunmen were many in number and we don’t know why they attacked and killed our people. This is barbaric and uncalled for,” said Dennis.
Meanwhile, the victims were given mass burial amid tears from family members and members of the community.
When contacted on the matter, the spokesman of the Kaduna State police command, Abdullahi Zubairu, promised to inquire and get back to our correspondent, but never did so Press time.
Installation Of Equipment Begins At Command Centre
The military yesterday said it had commenced the installation of hi-tech equipment and infrastructure development of the Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) in Maiduguri and Yola.
Boko Haram: Explosives Found By Civilian-JTF Kill 63 In Monguno
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