Gamboru Market Blast In Maiduguri Claims 30 Lives

A bomb blast ripped through the popular Maidugiri abattoir market also known as Gamboru Cattle Market in Borno state on June 2, 2015, Tuesday. The incident which happened around 12.35 pm, may have killed dozens of people as the bomb was reportedly planted in a toilet facility within the abattoir. Though details on the exact number of victims are still sketchy, a hospital source confirmed to SaharaReporters in the evening of June 2 that 30 people lost their lives in the attack. The death toll may increase by morning, as many remain critically injured. ”The situation of today’s suicide bombing was bad because many of the innocent people were seriously injured, I could not control my emotions. I wept for the first time. The situation is worrisome,” a nurse said. Soldiers were deployed to control the situation at both State Specialist and UMTH hospitals of the capital of Borno state.