Blast: 54 admitted, 14 critically injured – Borno government … 20 discharged from hospital

Borno State government has disclosed that 54 victims of Tuesday’s market blast in Maiduguri were admitted at the state Specialist Hospital.
The government said 14 people were critically injured in the incident, while 20 have been discharged from hospital.
The Executive Secretary, Hospital Management Board, Dr. Salisu Kwaya Bura, told Governor Kashim Shettima during his visit to the victims at the hospital in Maiduguri.
He said; “14 critically injured victims have been referred to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) for proper treatment, while 20 have been discharged.”
The Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Sandar, also stated that 24 bodies were brought to the hospital.
But hospital sources disclosed that the casualty figure was higher as some bodies were shattered beyond recognition.
The distraught Governor Shettima described the bombers as “wicked,” wondering “why they picked poor traders and children as targets.”
A source at the UMTH who pleaded anonymity, said over 40 corpses were brought to the hospital.