Multiple bomb blasts rock migrant camp in Nigeria

KANO, Nigeria: Suicide bomb blasts rocked a camp for migrants who have fled Boko Haram insurgents near Nigeria’s restive northeastern city of Maiduguri early yesterday, officials said.

“There were four explosions inside the camp,” the coordinator of the Muna camp Tijjani Lumani told AFP.

“The bombers struck at different locations around 4.30am.

“The explosions triggered fires which burned down many tents”, he said, adding that casualties details were not known.

The emergency services confirmed the attacks.

“There were some suicide explosions in Muna camp. Our men have mobilised to the scene,” Ibrahim Abduljkadir of the National Emergency Management Agency in the region told AFP.

Muna camp, on the edge of Maiduguri, is currently home to tens of thousands of people who have fled Boko Haram. — AFP