Maiduguri,
the capital of Borno State was on Monday hit by multiple explosions
militant Islamic sect members take on security operatives.
Eight
suspected members of Boko Haram were reported killed in the blasts at
the popular Fish Market of Baga Road in Maiduguri, with three persons
injured.
Witnesses said traders at the market had alerted security operatives upon noticing unusual movement in the market.
AP reported that “The fighting began Monday in
the city of Maiduguri, with at least three major explosions heard in a
popular market in the city. A military spokesman said the army killed
eight suspected members of the radical Islamist sect known as Boko
Haram, while three civilians had been wounded.”
However, traders in the markets said they feared others had been killed in the fighting.
Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for
series of attacks in the country as part of its violent campaign to
impose a strict implementation of Shariah law, free its members in
detention and retaliate for its members deaths.
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