Abandoned Explosives Kill 63 Persons In Borno
Fatimah Abdullaihi
An abandoned explosives bag discovered by anti-terrorists troop has claimed lives of least 63 persons in Monguno town of Borno State.
Security sources disclosed that, the killer explosives-bag was found by members of the Civilian-JTF in Monguno town.
Information available revealed the explosives went off as residents gathered to take a look what the abandoned bag contained.
One Haruna Bukar, an member of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), who claimed to have witnessed the incident told journalists on phone that a group of Civilian-JTF member discovered a heavy bag filled with explosives at an old camp of the Boko Haram sec along Monguno-Marte road, and decided to bring it into the city.
“It was not an attack by Boko Haram, but explosion from a discovered bag filled with bombs. 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 content of the bag, the bombs went off with a massive blast that killed about 63 persons and injured dozen others.
“It was really a very sad incident that affected many families. Most of those affected are young men and a few number of females”, he said.
Monguno town had early this year suffered a massive attack when Boko Haram militants attacked the military barracks there and sacked most residents from their homes.
