…NEMA confirms six dead, 11 injured
The Borno State police command has attributed the low casualty figure recorded in Friday’s suicide attack at Gamboru Vegetable Market, Maiduguri, to the bomber’s poor timing of his deadly mission.
The state’s Police Public Relation Officer, Victor Isuku, told our correspondent that the bomber came early to the market which normally get busy with trading activities at about 7.30am in the morning, to wreak havoc in the area.
“From our investigation, the bomb exploded prematurely or the suicide bomber mistimed the traders’ arrival. If the bomb had gone off at about 7.30 to 8.00am, the casualty figure would have been more because that is the period traders start trooping into the market. But because he came too early, the casualty rate is low.
“But it’s rather unfortunate all the same for a fellow human to set out to destroy others,” Isuku stated.
Meanwhile, the Northeast Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mohammed Kanar, has confirmed that six people died in the attack, while 11 others were seriously wounded.
He also told our correspondent on phone that his team responded to the situation and had cleaned up the scene of the attack in conjunction with security agents.
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