There was pandemonium in the commercial town of Potiskum, Yobe
State, on Monday as a suicide bomber, believed to be a member of the
Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram detonated a bomb on a
procession of Shiites Muslim group
celebrating the new Islamic year.
celebrating the new Islamic year.
A
resident of the town, Mohammed Ali, who spoke to our correspondent on
the telephone, said the bombing, which claimed 10 lives, happened at the
Tsohuwar Kasuwa area of the town at about 10.30am, throwing the area into confusion, while residents fled in different directions.Ali said, “We all had to return home to seek safety as the explosion was followed by sporadic gunshots.“The
security operatives responded with sporadic gunshots to show their
readiness to stem any attack on the town and this caused panic with
people fleeing back to their homes, leaving the streets empty.”
Source:Punch Newspaper
Source:Punch Newspaper
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