Ten persons have been confirmed dead and 47 others injured in the fresh attack carried out by Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on Tuesday night, February 23.
The insurgents stormed the city launching 10 rockets. Among the dead were nine boys playing football at Gwange, when rockets landed in the area.
The state governor, Babagana Zulum, last night visited the hospital where the dead and the injured were evacuated shortly after the incident occurred. He was told that 10 people were killed in the explosions that rocked the city and 47 others injured.
The insurgents stormed the city launching 10 rockets. Among the dead were nine boys playing football at Gwange, when rockets landed in the area.
The state governor, Babagana Zulum, last night visited the hospital where the dead and the injured were evacuated shortly after the incident occurred. He was told that 10 people were killed in the explosions that rocked the city and 47 others injured.
A resident of a community in Maiduguri captured the chaos that ensured when Boko Haram terrorists attacked their community.
The attack occurred in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Tuesday, Feb 23.
The sect members stormed the Kaleria, area close to the University of Maiduguri, firing multiple rockets and killing dozens of persons.
Many persons are said to have sustained serious injuries from the attack.
Footage from the attack shows residents screaming and running to safety while trying to dodge the fire from the explosives.
Watch video below.
By Hajia R.