50
people have been confirmed dead in a twin suicide bomb blast that rocked
Damaturu Yobe state this morning. A statement released by the Acting-Director
of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman says an elderly woman and a 10 year
old girl were responsible for the attacks.
"This is to
confirm that there were two suicide bomb explosions today at about 7:40 a.m. in
Damaturu, Yobe, in which two female suicide bombers — one elderly woman and a
ten year-old girl –detonated the devices. It occurred at screening areas for
intending Muslim worshippers at Layin Gwange, Damaturu and at Phase1, in front
of former state secretariat, Damaturu,’’ the statement read.
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