MAIDUGURI-Suspected members of an Islamic sect, Boko Haram, bombed three beer ‘parlours’ in Maiduguri , killing 25 people and wounding 12 others on Sunday, authorities said.
Police blamed the attack on a group known locally as Boko Haram, which earlier this month carried out an attack on the nation’s police headquarters.
Authorities said two men riding on a back of motorcycles threw bombs at beer ‘parlours’ , which are popular nightspots for residents.
Boko Haram, whose name in the local Hausa language means “Western education is sacrilege,” has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks in the north. Most attacks have occurred in the Boko Haram stronghold of Maiduguri, which is about 540 miles (872 kilometers) from Abuja.
The group recently claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 22 people at the police headquarters in Abuja.
Associated Press.
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Boko Haram kills 25 in ‘beer parlours’ attacks