Breaking: Fresh Explosion Rocks Maiduguri

No fewer than six people were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked a town in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Residents living around Zannari in London Ciki and University of Maiduguri area said they heard heavy sounds of explosions.

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Bukar Wakil Tawu, secretary of the Magumeri local government area, said about 20 people believed to be from the jihadist group attacked Jaddannam at about 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Friday.

“They killed six people and burnt almost the whole town. They also burnt livestock and food supplies from recent harvests,” he told AFP from the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, nearly 50 kilometres (30 miles) away.

“I went to the town yesterday (Sunday), where I met the poor residents. They are peasants who rely on subsistence farming and their livestock.

“They have now lost all their belongings. We are appealing to the government to come to their aid and for patrols to be intensified because the area is remote and it has relatively huge population.”

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The attack comes few hours after the insurgents attacked a community in Adamawa state leaving scores dead and several others injured.

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