A 10-year-old female suicide bomber has killed 19 persons in a
market in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Sunday.
The state governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Geidam, decried the attack in a statement on Sunday.
A statement by the Yobe State’s Director of Press, Abdullahi Bego, quoted the governor as condemning the attack.
The statement said, “The governor has
been briefed about the horrific bomb attack in a market in Damaturu
today, in which 19 people were killed and many others injured.
“This is another sad day in our state in which innocent people were the targets of blood-thirsty terrorists.
“Governor Geidam’s thoughts and prayers
are with the families of the victims and those who sustained injuries.
The governor has condemned the attack as callous, barbaric and
unjustifiable.
“The governor has called on security
agencies in the state to step up their surveillance even as he enjoined
the people to remain vigilant about happenings in their areas, and
report any suspicious persons or movements to the police.”
But the police gave the casualty figure at 15 deaths and 47 injured.
The Police Public Relations Officer in
the state, Toyin Gbadegesin, who told journalists that the attack was
carried out by a female suicide bomber, said 15 persons were killed in
the attack.
He said the minor detonated an Improvised Explosive Device at the main entrance of the market at about 9.30am on Sunday.
Gbadegesin said that 15 persons were
killed while 47 others have been receiving treatment at the Sani Abacha
Specialist Hospital in Damaturu.
The PPRO also revealed that five units of undetonated IEDs were recovered from the scene of the blast.
The latest blast came six days after
suicide bombers in a sport utility vehicle detonated bombs at a police
checkpoint at the entrance of Damaturu.
Source: Punch Newspaper.
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