ABUJA, 12 December 2020, (TON):  At least four people were killed and nine injured when two cars exploded in Dikwa, a town located 90 km east of Maiduguri, Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno on Friday.

The injured were rushed to State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri where condition of four has been stated to be critical. One injured was shifted to another hospital for treatment. The International Committee of the Red Cross officials have confirmed four dead and eight injured.

Borno State officials said the vehicles were fitted with improvised explosive devices (IED).

Last month Police had to use tear gas and resort to baton charge to disperse a protester loyal to Sheikh Ibrahim El–Zakzaky of the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in the Maitama area of Abuja, who is facing trial of committing culpable homicide and other offences. The trial of Sheikh Ibrahim El–Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat is in progress at the Kaduna State High Court. It is claimed that he has been detained intentionally to keep him safe and would be released who situation is ripe to take over the country.

El–Zakzaky has deep connections with India and his loyalists are funded and armed by New Delhi. Last year in August 2019, he was able to get relief from t court which granted him medical leave to El Zakzaky and his wife to visit India and stay there for some time. After getting instructions he returned to Nigeria after some time. Some people in Nigeria alledge that IMN is linked with ISIS but the official of the organization have not admitted in any statement.

Violence has spread to neighbouring countries, killing more than 30,000 people and forcing two million to fled from their homes, according to the UN.