Life has started picking up gradually in the troubled capital city of Borno State as some business centres and markets which were closed at the peak of the Boko Haram crisis were opened yesterday.
But the roads are still deserted as motorists shy away, perhaps wondering where the next bomb would go off.
Also, no bank has opened to customers yet but some shops were opened on the popular Post Office area and Ahmadu Bello Way with the popular Monday and Baga markets having an influx of both sellers and buyers.
The roads that were deserted for major parts of last week also witnessed improved traffic as commuters started coming out from their homes.
Some who fled in the heat of the crisis have started coming back to the town as the bombing has stopped for about two days now.
One of the returnees who spoke with THISDAY, Uche Ebelechukwu, said he decided to return to Maiduguri believing that the worst was over because of the assurances by Governor Kashim Shettima.
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