At least 10 people killed in northeast Nigeria market blast

Two terrorist bombers have attacked a crowded market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing more than 10 people.

Borno State police spokesman, Gideon Jibrin, said the assailants “detonated an explosive in Monday market in two different locations killing more than 10, and injuring many.”

Goni Abba, a witness at the scene, said: “I counted 10 dead bodies and over 20 others have injuries.”

Two female bombers had also struck the market last Tuesday, killing more than 45.

Also on Monday, blasts and gunfire broke out in the northeastern city of Damaturu. According to residents, the raid took place at about 4:45 a.m. (0345 GMT) when Takfiri Boko Haram militants targeted a mobile police base on the outskirts of the city, the capital of Yobe State.

Yobe, along with two other states, was placed under a state of emergency in May 2013 due to the Takfiri-fueled violence.

The Boko Haram terrorist group has been launching attacks in the country with increased frequency and deadliness since the military declared the militants had agreed to a ceasefire in September.