BREAKING NEWS: Boko Haram's Blast Kills 5, Injured 10 At Bar In Maiduguri!

An explosion killed at least five people and injured 10 more on Sunday at a bar near a police barracks in Maiduguri, the latest apparent attack by radical Islamist sect Boko Haram.

The group, which says it wants a wider application of sharia Islamic law across Africa's most populous nation, has been blamed for almost daily killings and a series of explosions in the northeast in recent months.

The United States and European Union have condemned the violence, which is estimated to have killed more than 150 people since the start of the year.

"Five people have been confirmed dead while 10 others sustained various degress of injuries," Major General Jack Nwaogbo, commander of a joint police and military taskforce in the city, told Reuters shortly after Sunday's attack.

He said the attack happened at around 5:30 pm (1630 GMT).  


Source:
Reuters