Three separate blasts in Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri



Three bomb blasts on Sunday rocked the city of Maiduguri, the stronghold of Boko Haram, the army said, but there are no immediate reports of casualties.

"There were three improvised explosive devices explosions at Gomari and Ajilari general area in Maiduguri at about 7:21 pm (1821 GMT)," military spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement.

"Although details are not clear, it is important to note the attacks signify high level of desperation on the part of the Boko Haram terrorists," he said.

Residents say they heard at least two explosions within minutes in the restive city's densely-populated Binta Sugar area.

Reports said it is not clear if there are any casualties but police, soldiers and civilian vigilantes have cordoned off the area.

Usman confirmed that members of the security forces has been deployed to the area and said the army is determined to defeat "Boko Haram terrorists in the shortest possible time."

President Muhammadu Buhari recently set a three-month deadline to wipe out the extremists.
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SOURCE: News24