"The bomb was planted at the middle of the 'mammy market' and at least 10
people have been killed and several others seriously injured from the
explosion," said an army officer who asked not to be named.
The so-called mammy market beer gardens are open air pubs and eateries found
around police or military barracks and are open to both security personnel
and civilians.
Commander of a special military crack unit deployed a week ago to curb the
unrest in the area, Brigadier-General Jack Okechukwu Nwaogbo confirmed the
attack, but was unable to immediately give details of casualties.
"There has been a bomb explosion at a market belonging to the police in
Wulari area of the city. I'm right now at the scene," Nwaogbo told AFP
on the phone from Maiduguri.
It was just the latest in a series of attacks in the troubled region.
An attack on a civilian beer garden in the same city last Sunday, left at
least 25 dead.
