Abandoned Explosives by Boko Haram kills Over 63 in Borno town

Over 63 persons were reportedly killed when a massive explosion from a bag found by members of the Civilian-JTF in Monguno town of Borno state on Tuesday. The bomb went off as residents gathered to take a look, security sources and witnesses said.
Many other onlookers and by-passers were also injured by the blast that occurred at about 5pm.
Haruna Bukar, an operative of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), who claimed to have witnessed the incident said

“It was not an attack by Boko Haram, but explosion from a discovered bag filled with bombs”, he said. “When they found the bag containing what later turned out to be improvised explosives, they brought it to Monguno town where people gathered to take a look at it. As they were busy fiddling with the content of the bag, the bombs went off with a massive blast that killed about 63 persons and injured dozen others”.
“It was really a very sad incident that affected many families. Most of those affected are young men and a few number of females”.