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Scores of people were feared dead yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, following an explosion at 8.58am at London Ciki.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Musa Baba, a resident, said it was \u201ca suicide attempt\u201d on one of the Joint Task Force (JTF) outposts at Tashar Bala area of London Ciki.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe saw a man in a saloon car heading towards the JTF men guarding the area. Few minutes after he passed, we heard a devastating sound. I was told that other explosives that did not go off were found in the car.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said the suspected suicide bomber died on the spot and shrapnel hit many other people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe blast was deafening… It was a massive blast that confused all of us living in the area,\u201d Baba said. \u201cOther JTF operatives soon mobilised to the scene and cordoned off everywhere. I saw some houses ablaze but I cannot tell you how they caught fire.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

JTF spokesman Lt.-Col. Hassan Mohammed said he would soon address reporters on the incident. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A source at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), who spoke in confidence, said he saw some bodies being taken to the hospital\u2019s mortuary.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe bodies were taken from the site of the blast,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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