Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, visited victims of Boko Haram attacks in two hospitals

Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, visited victims of Boko Haram attacks in two hospitals on Wednesday.

The Boko Haram terrorists had fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades at residents in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

In a statement after the visit, the governor said 10 residents were killed and 47 others injured.

The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirts of Maiduguri, it was learnt, but grenades traveled to hit Gwange and Adam kolo communities, both densely populated areas in the inner city.

Most of the deaths occurred in Gwange. One of the RPG shots, hit a children’s playground in Gwange, it was also gathered.

Zulum condemned the attacks during his empathy visits to the State Specialist Hospital, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, both in Maiduguri.

The governor was said to have directed the state ministry of health to shoulder the bills.

“Indeed it is a very sad moment for the people and government of Borno state, about 60 persons were affected, among them, 10 have died. It was as a result of long distance shots fired by the insurgents.