KANO, Nigeria — A bomb blast at a police beer garden killed at least
10 people Sunday in the troubled northeastern Nigerian city of
Maiduguri, a military source and a witness said.
"The bomb was
planted at the middle of the 'mammy market' and at least 10 people have
been killed and several others seriously injured from the explosion,"
said an army officer who preferred not to be named.
The so-calledmammy market beer gardens are open air pubs and eateries found around
police or military barracks and are open to both security personnel and
civilians
Commander of a special military crack unit deployed a week ago to
curb the unrest in the area, Brigadier-General Jack Okechukwu Nwaogbo
confirmed the attack, but was unable to immediately give details of
casualties.
"There has been a bomb explosion at a market belonging
to the police in Wulari area of the city. I'm right now at the scene,"
Nwaogbo told AFP on the phone from Maiduguri.
It was just the latest in a series of attacks in the troubled region.
An attack on a civilian beer garden in the same city last Sunday, left at least 25 dead.