5 dead in Damaturu twin bombing

A suicide bomber has killed at least five people, injuring many more at a bus terminal in Damaturu, Yobe state on Tuesday morning.
The suicide bomber is suspected to be a young girl. Early reports say the bombs went off at two different locations.
Those injured were said to have been rushed to the Damaturu specialist hospital for treatment.
Yobe Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Toyin Gbadegeshin, who confirmed the incident said three people 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.

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“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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