72 deaths were recorded at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), while another 45 were registered at the Borno State Specialist Hospital.
A car burns following an explosion (File Photo)
The death toll from the September 20 bombings, which occurred in Maiduguri, Borno State, has risen to 117, reports say.
Scene of explosion (Photo used for illustrative purposes only)(Copt)
72 deaths were recorded at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), while another 45 were registered at the Borno State Specialist Hospital, AFP reports citing hospital sources.
“Sixty-nine dead bodies were brought here and three other people died while receiving treatment,” a doctor at UMTH told AFP on Tuesday, September 22.
“I am afraid that there are some victims with grievous injuries who may likely require referral to other specialised hospitals,” he added.
“Most
of the bodies were unrecognisable because of the burns the victims
sustained. Most of the 43 people that died in the mosque were brought
here,” a staff of the specialist hospital said.
The police had initially announced a casualty figure of 50 adding that 95 people were injured in the attacks.
Meanwhile, the Army has said that the latest explosion shows Boko Haram’s increasing desperation.
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