JUST IN: Twin Bomb Blasts Rock Maiduguri

Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian military reported that about 100 people had been killed following an attack by insurgents on Dalori village in Borno, reports say Maiduguri, the Borno state capital has been bombed today, Monday, February 1, 2016.

The Nigerian troops were also reported to have been battling the suspected Boko Haram terrorists as explosions and gunfire were heard in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, on January 30.

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday, January 31, 2016, lamented the recent spate of bombings in the country, stating that the insurgents were simply out to embarrass his administration.

Details soon.