Bauchi (Nigeria) : Civilian self-defense fighters say a sack of home-made bombs found at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria. Witness Haruna Bukar says the civilians were patrolling when they came across the bag of metallic objects and carried them to the nearby town of Monguno, where they exploded. He says many curious people had gathered to inspect the objects when they detonated.
Nigeria’s homegrown extremists routinely use improvised explosive devices in their attacks.
Local gin kills 70: Meanwhile, about 70 people have died in Nigeria’s oil-rich south after consuming home-brewed gin thatwas found to contain large amounts of methanol, senior health officials said.
Somiari Harry, permanent secretary of the health ministry in Rivers state, said deaths from drinking the gin — known locally as “ogogoro” — were recorded in five local government areas.
