A mass of home -made explosives, found at a deserted
Boko Haram post has exploded , killing 63 people in
Monguno, Borno State.
Eyewitnesses and security sources said a member of
the Civilian JTF took an abandoned bag filled with
improvised bombs at one of the deserted camp of
Boko Haram near Monguno.
Recounting the Tuesday blast which occurred around
5pm , a source said : “ members of the gallant Civilian
JTF and Boko Haram fighters had a clash and the
youth subdued them at the outskirts of the town .
“ It was when the Boko Haram fighters were running
that they abandoned an ammunition bag inside which
were the Improvised Explosive Devices ( IEDs) which
turned out to be a booby trap
“ One of the CJTF Members , suspected to be working
for the terrorists , took the explosive device and came
along with it to the town ’s populated market against
several warnings from his colleagues , who never
suspected that a booby trap had been laid on them.
That was when it exploded in the market with hundreds
of traders around. ”
The explosion also left many persons injured .
Another source from the Vigilante Group of Nigeria
( VGN) , Idrisa Bukar , said on telephone that a group of
Civilian- JTF men went on routine patrol along
Monguno-Marte route when they saw the bag at a
deserted Boko Haram camp .
“ When they found the bag containing what later turned
out to be improvised explosives, they brought it to
Monguno where people gathered to take a look at it .
As they were busy fiddling with the content of the bag ,
the bombs went off with a massive blast that killed
about 63 persons and injured dozen others .
“ It was really a very sad incident that affected many
families . Most of those affected are young men and
few women” , Idrissa said .
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