The Nigerian Army has dismissed claims that an explosion at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Wednesday night was caused by a terrorist attack, clarifying instead that it resulted from extreme heat triggering munitions at an ammunition storage facility.
This was disclosed in a statement released by the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, and signed by Captain Reuben Kovangiya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations.