At least four people were killed on Thursday after three explosions rocked Maiduguri the Borno State Capital.

According to sources, eight other persons sustained injuries in the separate blasts that took place in different districts of the capital namely Bulumkutu, Ajilari Cross, and Ayaje.

The explosions came a few hours before President Muhammadu Buhari’s arrived in the state where he was billed to commission an edifice donated by a Business Tycoon – Mohammed Indimi to the University of Maiduguri.

The Nigerian leader while visiting is expected to commission some projects executed by the Borno State Government.

Journalist Abdulkarim Haruna with HumAngle a Nigerian news portal tells us more.