A female suicide bomber believed to be 10 years old
on Sunday struck at the Damaturu Central Motor
Park, killing herself and nine other people.
The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Toyin Gbadegesin, said 31 others were critically injured in the blast which occurred at about 12.20pm. Gbadegesin explained that the bomber had targeted security personnel on patrol at the park who suspected her movement and turned her away.
He said, “At about 12.10pm, a Hijab-wearing female suicide bomber came into the park and went to the security vehicle there.
She was turned back by our men. She then went to a commercial Volkswagen vehicle that was half-loaded and suddenly, the bomb exploded “Ten people died and 31 were critically injured. The wounded people are at the Gen. Sani Abatcha Hospital in Damaturu. We have condoned off the area and investigation is currently ongoing.”
When journalists visited the scene of the blast at about 3.30pm on Monday, operatives and men of the state fire service were still battling to put out the fire from the bus. An eyewitness, Ibrahim Mohammed, said he was the only person close to the scene of the explosion that was not wounded.
Culled from the Punch Newspaper
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The state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Toyin Gbadegesin, said 31 others were critically injured in the blast which occurred at about 12.20pm. Gbadegesin explained that the bomber had targeted security personnel on patrol at the park who suspected her movement and turned her away.
He said, “At about 12.10pm, a Hijab-wearing female suicide bomber came into the park and went to the security vehicle there.
She was turned back by our men. She then went to a commercial Volkswagen vehicle that was half-loaded and suddenly, the bomb exploded “Ten people died and 31 were critically injured. The wounded people are at the Gen. Sani Abatcha Hospital in Damaturu. We have condoned off the area and investigation is currently ongoing.”
When journalists visited the scene of the blast at about 3.30pm on Monday, operatives and men of the state fire service were still battling to put out the fire from the bus. An eyewitness, Ibrahim Mohammed, said he was the only person close to the scene of the explosion that was not wounded.
Culled from the Punch Newspaper
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