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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