A bomb explosion rocked Maiduguri, Borno State capital, today with six people killed, while six others were injured in the incident.
The explosion reportedly occurred at the gate of Shehu Usman State Secretariat located in the city centre.
The Chairman of Borno State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), Engr. Satomi Ahmed, while briefing Governor Kashim Shettima and his deputy, Alhaji Usman Mamman Durkwa, who visited the scene of the explosion said, one policeman was killed alongside five other people.
Six other persons were seriously injured in the blast.
The SEMA chief said bodies of the victims, including that of the suicide bomber had been taken to the state specialists’ hospital.
An eyewitness said the explosion occurred at 11:40am and was carried out by a male suicide bomber.
The area has since been condoned off by military and members of the civilian joint task force.
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