At least five persons were killed and 20 others injured in two separate suicide bomb attacks in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
Reports said one of the suicide attacks was at the entrance of the town’s major bus station.
Sources in Damaturu said the first bomb blast was heard echoing in from the Pompomari axis of the city as a male suicide bomber suddenly detonated the explosives on the street. He died on the spot.
Shortly after the Pompomari bombing, another one occurred at the Damaturu Motor Park.
According to witnesses, the bomber was a female who was attempting to enter the park but only got her device detonated at the gate.
A vehicle conveying passengers and coming out of the park was affected. Four persons in the vehicle were killed instantly.
Security personnel cordoned off the area shortly after the explosion, witnesses said.
A hospital source, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity, said “five bodies were brought in from the scene of the blast."
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