Suspected Boko Haram members, late on Wednesday, set the office of the Borno State National Programme on Immunisation (NPI) in Unguwan Doki in Maiduguri ablaze.
Residents said that
the fanatics attacked the building with explosives. “We were at home watching the Nigeria/Argentina match when we heard large bang around 7.23 p.m,” said Bello Isa. “Shortly after, we began to hear sporadic gunshots outside, followed by noise of people running helter skelter outside.”
Isa said that the incident was followed by a large smoke coming out of the building after it was gutted by fire.
Lizzy Umoh, another resident, corroborated Isa's claim, saying that the fire subsequently engulfed nearby stores where all items were completely destroyed.
Usman Musa, a security guard, said that some individuals entered the building around 7 p.m.and set the place ablaze. “They chased out the old security man immediately they got in and planted explosives which went off and set the place on fire,” he said.
When contacted, Lawal Abdullahi, the Police Public Relations Officer, ruled out sabotage in the incident. “It was purely a fire incident and the police have already commenced investigations into the cause,” he said. “There was no life lost but we are yet to quantify the value of the property lost.”
Hundreds of vaccines meant to tackle child-killer diseases were destroyed in the inferno.
Source.....Dailytimes
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