Fear grips Nigerians as ISIS claims responsibility for fresh Maiduguri bombing

ISIS claims responsibility for recent Maiduguri bombing

Nigerians are currently petrified with the revelation that the dreaded Islamic State (ISIS) was involved with the recent bombing attack in Borno State. An ISIS-affiliated group, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Thursday claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing attack in Maiduguri on Thursday, which the stated claimed the lives of 15 infidels. This is coming days before a regional security summit on efforts to purportedly eradicate Islamic terrorists. 

  The ISWAP, which has subsumed Boko Haram said in a statement posted on social media that the bomber “was able to detonate his explosive vest in the area of Maiduguri”. Stating that “at least 15 apostates (non-believers)” were killed in the attack, which happened at about 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Borno State Secretariat in the city. 

However, the Nigerian Army spokesman Sani Usman said only two died and  the attacker blew up as security personnel stopped him from trying to get into the government offices. 

“Unfortunately in the process of stopping him, he detonated the improvised explosive device on his body, instantly killing himself, a policeman and critically injuring another policeman…

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 “Sadly, the injured policeman died later,” Usman said in an emailed statement to Vanguard, adding that 18 people were injured and taken for treatment. Mohammed Kanar, regional coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency, and an accident and emergency spokesman for the Borno State Specialist Hospital, also confirmed just two deaths. Between 19 and 24 people were injured in the blast, they added. Locals and street vendors earlier told AFP the explosion initially appeared to come from a passing motorised rickshaw, which went up in flames and was gutted in the blast.

A cross section of people interviewed by The Biafran correspondents expressed deep worry over this latest development. The wondered what General Muhammadu Buhari has been since May last year to allow this latest dangerous dimension. The people are deeply concerned that with ISIS having a stronghold in Libya and some parts of Mali, the lives of Christians in Nigeria is in serious danger.