Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, are currently in panic as series of explosions have rocked the city all within ten minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The explosions, seven of them, began at around 5:50 am and ended a little around 6 am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents are worried about their safety, especially with the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to begin in less than two hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, are currently in panic as series of explosions have rocked the city all within ten minutes. 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