BOKO HARAM: 7 Killed, 26 Injured in Yobe Suicide Attack
Reports from Yobe State has it that about six people have died and 27 others injured after a bomb went off. A female suicide bomber on...
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Reports from Yobe State has it that about six people have died and 27 others injured after a bomb went off.
A female suicide bomber on Saturday, May 16, reportedly detonated the bomb at a central motor part in Damaturu causing the killings and throwing the entire town into pandemonium.
Details are still sketchy as at press time, but eyewitness say casualties could be higher
Dr Garba Fika, Medical Director, Sani Abacha General Hospital, Damaturu gave the figure while briefing Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam about the condition of the victims on Saturday in Damaturu.
”We received a total of 33 victims of bomb blast that occurred an hour ago; all of them sustained various degree of injuries, out of which seven are dead, while seven are under a very critical condition.
” We might refer those under critical condition to the Federal Medical Centre, Nguru and Federal Medical Centre Azare in Bauchi State respectively.
” Already, the Yobe State government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with these health institutions, in case of emergency of this nature, ” Fika said.
