Borno: Explosion rocks military barracks, govt sends important message amid tension

• Panic has gripped residents of Maiduguri, the Borno authorities capital, arsenic aggregate explosions rocked the Giwa Barracks successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, May 1
• The incidental reportedly began astatine astir 12:05 am, with residents successful the vicinity forced retired of their homes by the sounds of large blasts and the show of reddish flares lighting up the entity astir the barracks
• Legit.ng reports that men of the occurrence work stormed the scene, with sirens sounding each astir the area

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering metro.

Maiduguri, Borno state - Heavy sounds from Giwa Barrack successful Maiduguri, Borno authorities capital, sent residents into disorder successful the aboriginal hours of Thursday, May 1.

As reported by Daily Trust connected Thursday, May 1, the deafening blast and reddish flares successful the entity forced residents of Polo, Fori, GRA, the University of Maiduguri (Unimaid), and others, retired connected the streets implicit fearfulness of a imaginable Boko Haram attack.

Army dismisses fears of violent onslaught successful Borno amid terrifying explosions. Photo credit: @HQNigerianArmy
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Borno explosion: Govt speaks

In a connection by the directorate of occurrence service, ministry of accusation and interior security, Borno state, obtained by Legit.ng, the authorities confirmed the incidental astatine Giwa Barracks, Maidiguri.

The authorities warned that determination whitethorn beryllium secondary explosions that whitethorn disturb the neighbourhood astir the barracks.

The connection reads:

"This is to pass the nationalist that connected Wednesday 30 April 2025 astatine 10.30 pm, determination was a study of a occurrence outbreak astatine Giwa Barracks Maidiguri. The occurrence incidental affected the ammunition installation wrong the barrack, and immoderate ammunitions person exploded causing large bangs."A combined squad of archetypal responders from the Nigerian Army Fire Service, Federal Fire Service and Borno State Fire Service person duly reported astatine the country and successfully enactment retired the fire. However, determination whitethorn beryllium secondary explosions which whitethorn disturb the neighbourhood astir the barracks. Members of the nationalist should not panic connected proceeding large bangs. "Preliminary probe revealed that the aggravated vigor successful Maiduguri astir this clip of the twelvemonth whitethorn person triggered oregon conflagrated the fire. However, the combined squad of firefighters are connected apical of the situation."

Police telephone for calm amid Borno subject barracks explosion. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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Borno explosion: Police react

In the aforesaid vein, the Borno state constabulary bid urged residents to stay calm, stating that preliminary investigations ruled retired immoderate force attack.

In a connection by Nahum Daso, the command’s spokesperson, the constabulary described the incidental arsenic a “friendly-fire” incident.

The constabulary said said:

“Following reports received of explosions heard successful Maiduguri, preliminary investigations bespeak that the detonation originated from a friendly-fire incidental astatine Giwa Barracks armoury.“No force onslaught recorded, and the information concern remains firmly nether control.”

Borno explosion: Army speaks

Also, the Nigerian Army confirmed the aggregate explosions that rocked Giwa Barracks successful Maiduguri. The Army attributed the detonation to utmost heat, triggering the detonation of stored ammunition.

In a connection issued by Captain Reuben Kovangiya, the acting lawman manager of service nationalist relations astatine the office of the Theatre Command, Operation HADIN KAI, the service dismissed speculations of a violent attack, describing the incidental arsenic an mishap resulting from the region’s soaring temperatures.

Captain Kovangiya stated:

“The detonation was owed to the existent precocious temperatures successful Maiduguri, which led to the detonation of immoderate ammunition."

ISWAP terrorists termination 6 villagers successful Borno

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that suspected ISWAP terrorists killed nary less than 6 villagers and respective others kidnapped aft attacking the Pulka assemblage successful the Gwoza section authorities country of Borno state.

The victims had gone to stitchery firewood successful the Bokko-Ghide/Ngoshe bush erstwhile they were ambushed and attacked, with respective others abducted.

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Source: Legit.ng