News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is reporting that no fewer than six explosions rocked Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State late Tuesday night.
According to NAN, said that the explosions occurred between 10:45 and 11 pm.
About four explosives were said to have been detonated almost simultaneously while two others went off about 15 minutes later.
Witnesses disclosed that the explosions could be heard over a wide range across the metropolis shaking the roof of several houses.
It is not clear where the blast occurred as none of the security official spokespersons was available for comments.
A security source told NAN that soldiers had fired an artillery at a convoy of suspected Boko Haram insurgents who were trying to attack the city which caused series of explosions.
There has been an increase in the number of blasts in the city lately. On Monday where 12 persons were said to have died.
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