Maiduguri bombings: Death toll hits 117

The death toll from a series of bomb blasts blamed on Boko Haram in Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria has risen to at least 117, hospital sources said Tuesday, more than twice the official tally.

A total of 72 dead were registered at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, while another 45 were taken to the mortuary at the Borno State Specialist Hospital, three medical staff said.

Boko Haram carried out its deadliest attacks on the city of Maiduguri since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, killing scores in a series of coordinated bomb blasts.