Bomb blast near DSS office in Maiduguri this morning

A female suicide bomber this morning detonated a bomb in front of the Borno Express Terminal which is very close to the Department of State Security office in Maiduguri the Borno state capital. 

the suicide bomber driving a tricycle (Keke Napep), this morning, detonated opposite the state security office in Maiduguri.


Security sources disclosed that the blast, which occurred around 7am, killed one person and the bomber, while four people were injured.

A Twitter user, Yax Mandara, who narrowly escaped the bombing, witnessed the explosion.

Mandara shared the gory details on her page a few hours ago:

My driver just narrowly escaped a bomb blast. Human flesh all over my car. It sent chills down my spine. God thank you 4 keeping us safe

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015

He’s showing me the dents on car, i dint even pay mind. Human flesh on my car! God!

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015 

Seeing the blood and pieces of flesh on my car bumper and roof got me nauseated. I cudnt even take a picture of it.

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015

Maiduguri in front of Elkanemi college, opposite SS office

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015 

From my car it was just a Keke Napep then the car dt the bomb exploded which is was police car.

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015

He said they were behind him and were honking at him 2giv dem way to overtake him, he obliged and in matter of seconds they exploded

— Yax Mandara (@YaxsyMand) July 11, 2015