The Military Task Force on "Operation Restore Order" said on Monday that it had arrested six suspects in connection with Sunday's bomb explosion at the Wulari Mammy Market in Maiduguri.
Maj.-Gen. Jack Nwogbo, the Commander, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.
"We went into action immediately after the incident and ransacked some flash points.
"We arrested about six suspects, and we have already begun screening them to determine whether they have cases to answer or not," Mr Nwogbo said.
He said eight people died at the blast which occurred in the evening.
"I counted eight dead bodies at the scene; about 15 other persons were also injured by the blast and have been rushed to the hospital for help," he said.
NAN learnt that another explosion took place around Tashar Kano (motor park) in Maiduguri, about the same time but without any casualty as the military patrol team targeted was not there at the time of the blast.
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