Borno State Specialist Hospital in Maiduguri has been hit by a shortage of blood following the influx of civilian victims affected by the military airstrike that claimed over 30 lives in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State.
PUNCH Online had reported that no fewer than 30 people were feared killed after a military airstrike struck a weekly market at Jilli village, located along the border between Borno and Yobe states, on Saturday evening.
The incident, which occurred at the popular Jilli Market, reportedly left traders and residents in a state of panic as explosions rocked the busy trading centre.
The strikes, executed on April 11, 2026, were carried out by the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI in coordination with the Nigerian Army, following an earlier operation that targeted and destroyed terrorist positions in the area.
Speaking with the Medical Director of the State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, Dr Shehu Muhammad, on Sunday, he said 21 persons had been admitted to the facility.
According to him, the victims include five females and 16 males.
“Today, we received about 21 victims of a bomb blast as well as gunshot wounds from the town between Gubio and Geidam” he said.
“Most of them sustained various injuries. Some had an abnormal injury as well as a head injury. We have started sorting them out and most have been sorted out except for the critical ones. So far. Out of the 21, we have five females, 16 are men” hehe MD added.
He classified the injured victims as mild, moderate, and severe.
“For the injuries, they came in with various degrees of severity. There are mild, moderate, and severe cases. The severe ones need to be operated on, and some have started receiving the operation”.
He, however, stated that everything needed for treatment is available, but more blood donations are required.
“So far, everything is available, and they have received all the required first aid. Some required certain units of blood before the operation, and we have no problem for now.
Muhammed said, “However, we expect the public to donate blood. At the end of the day, it is blood that we will be needing. Once we have enough blood, we will be up to the task. We are in need of blood.
“Let me add, there may or may not be other victims that will come in” he stated.
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