5 Killed, 11 Injured In Suicide Bomb Attack In Gombe

5 Killed, 11 Injured In Suicide Bomb Attack In Gombe

No fewer than five persons were on Friday, January 16,
2015 killed and 11 others injured following an attack
by a suicide bomber believed to be a member of the
Islamist extremists around a market in Gombe state.
The state head of operation of the National Emergency
Management Agency (NEMA), Saidu Ahmed Minin,
made this disclosure to journalists in the state.
He said, “It was a suicide bombing.
“Six people were killed including the bomber and 11
others were injured. We evacuated them to the
hospital.”
According to Vanguard, witnesses said the blast went
off at 7:25 pm (1825 GMT) in the packed market
neighbourhood of Kasuwar Arawa, close to the public
university in Gombe, which is capital of Gombe state.
Narrating the incident, a taxi driver, Idris Babandada
told AFP by telephone that the bomber set off the bomb
at a charging station where people were waiting to
recharge their phones.
He said, “The bomber went into the crowd of people
waiting to recharge their telephones at a public
charging station and then set off the explosive.
“The explosion shook the whole neighbourhood.”
The injured victims were said to be receiving treatment
from some volunteers and nurses since the medical
doctors in the state had embarked on a strike action.

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