ABUJA, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- An explosion on Friday killed at least eleven people at a market in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, continuing violence in the African country, the BBC reported.
The explosion was caused by a bomb that was detonated at the Mammy market near a barracks where people gathered to celebrate New Year's Eve. The attack took place after Nigerian police detained 92 suspect members of the Boko Haram group.
Boko Haram was behind the three attacks in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, in which at least 16 people were killed this week. However, Friday’s explosion has not been claimed by the Boko Haram group.
Police cordoned off the market area which is a place in which military officers and civilians gather in large crowds to eat and drink beer. The blast took place near the Sani Abacha barracks located near the presidential palace and allegedly the most secure area in the country.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday launched the voter registration for the general election in April, Xinhua news agency reported.