Three individuals had been killed whereas seven others sustained numerous levels of accidents when the joint patrol group of the Nigeria police and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) reportedly threw a grenade at a petroleum station in Maiduguri.
An eye fixed witness recounted on the situation of anonymity that the joint patrol group first shot a tear gasoline canister on the petrol station earlier than throwing the grenade, which exploded and killed the sufferer and injured the others at Kime Petrol Station at Bolori Junction space of the capital metropolis.
“ The police shot some petrol pump attendants at Kime filling Station, 3 confirmed deaths. Some are receiving medical consideration at Yerwa Peace Clinic and Kaltum Hospital in Bolori. These will not be even protesters. They’re guards of the filling station,” the eyewitness mentioned.
In the meantime, whereas addressing journalists, Borno State commissioner for info and inner safety, Prof Usman Tar, mentioned the curfew declared is indefinite till normalcy returns within the state.
He mentioned the danger of infiltration by violent non-state actors is all the time there and that it has already occurred, stressing that to avert any future infiltration, as witnessed in a group in Konduga native authorities, the place improvised explosive units exploded and killed 16 individuals and injured over 20 others at a tea joint.
“ Good afternoon, members of the press. The Borno State authorities has declared an indefinite curfew in mild of the safety challenges.
“ As you might be conscious, some individuals got here out to protest within the streets this morning. On the eve of this protest, the Boko Haram terrorists attacked the Kawuri group in Konduga native authorities, the place 16 individuals misplaced their lives, and 20 others sustained numerous levels of accidents. They’re receiving remedy on the state’s specialist hospital.
“ That is precisely what the Borno authorities fears. The danger of infiltration by violent non-state actors is all the time there, and it has already occurred. To avert any future infiltration by the violent non-state actors, the Borno authorities has determined to impose the curfew.
“ We name on our residents to stay calm whereas we execute the curfew. The curfew shall be lifted as quickly as normalcy returns. In the meantime, the Borno State authorities is taking all crucial actions to ease the individuals’s struggling.
“ His excellency, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, is working around the clock to ease the struggling of our individuals. We name on the media to train restraint and comply with moral rules of their reporting. They need to not report faux information however be guided by the Nigeria Broadcasting Company (NBC) pointers,” Prof Tar mentioned.
