The Nigerian Army said the explosion that rocked Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri was not a terrorist attack, as insinuated in certain social media platforms, clarifying that the explosion was due to the current high temperatures in Maiduguri, which led to the explosion of some munitions.
The Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, made this clarification in a statement on Thursday morning.
Captain Kovangiya said: “The Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai Maiduguri wishes to inform the general public of an incident involving the explosion of ordnance in one of our ammunition storage facilities located in Giwa Barracks.