Pregnant woman, five others killed in Damaturu twin explosions
Six people, including two suspected suicide bombers, have died in two bomb
explosions that occurred on Tuesday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital.
Yobe Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Toyin Gbadegeshin,
confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria.
Gbadegeshin said three others were in critical condition, while 40 others, who
sustained various degrees of injury, had been taken to hospitals in the area.
He said one of the explosions involving a female suicide bomber of about 12
years of age, happened at the entrance of the Damaturu main motor park.
“The girl detonated the explosive at the screening centre of the motor park gate,
killing herself and four others, including a pregnant woman and a baby.
“The other explosive went off at about the same time with the first one at
Pompomari, when a suspected male suicide bomber, sensing he will be
apprehended, ran into a nearby bush and the explosive went off, killing him
alone,” the police spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Director of Press to Yobe Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, described
the incident as “sad and unfortunate.”
NAN reports that officials of the State Emergency Management Agency and
hospital staff were providing emergency support to the victims.
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