Expdonaloaded News; Sallah: Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 15 in Yobe

Tragedy struck at two Sallah praying grounds (Eid) yes­terday in Dama­turu, Yobe State capital as explosions from two fe­male bombers suspected to be Boko Haram mem­bers killed no fewer than 50 people in the heart of the city. Sources said two fe­male bombers, an elderly woman and a 10-year-old caused the blasts which also injured about 20 peo­ple at the Phase 1 former­ly Yobe State Secretariat Complex Eid, some 300 metres from the Gover­nor’s Office.
The first explosion, according to a security source, occurred at about 7.38am while the sec­ond one, from a little girl was heard at about 7.40am amid the arrival of the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Tukur Bu­ratai who said he was in the state capital to cele­brate the Eid-el-Fitri with military troops. The military and medi­cal personnel put the ca­sualty figure at 15, adding that the twin explosions by an elderly woman and a 10-year-old girl, occurred at a screening area for Eid prayer in the capital. “Two female suicide bombers; one elderly woman and a 10-year-old girl deto­nated devices at screening areas for intending Mus­lim worshippers at Layin Gwange, Damaturu and at ‘Phase One,’ Damaturu. Four persons died in the first explosion and seven people injured. While five people lost their lives in the second explosion and 11 wounded,” Act­ing Director Army Public Relations, Col Sani Ku­kasheka Usman said in a statement. Usman said the situa­tion has been put under control as both the Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam and the visiting new Chief of Army Staff, Major Gen Tukur Buratai while sympathising with families of the affected victims urged the people to stay calm and be secu­rity conscious. “No amount of terror­ist act would deter our re­solve to stamp out terror­ism and insurgency,” the army spokesman vowed. Both the Yobe State gov­ernor and army chief ob­served their Eid prayers at the Yobe Central Mosque, Damaturu. However, a resident, who said he saw the veil-wearing bomber when she strolled into the area dur­ing screening of worship­pers into the Eid, told Sat­urday Sun on condition of anonymity that the elderly bomber also wore make-up. “From the charred body of the bomber I saw after the blast, I am convinced it was the same woman who strolled pass me and my relation as we exchanged pleasantries near the road. She was wearing a black hijab and had much make-up on her face. She passed even without greeting any­body on the way to the screening area,” the resi­dent, who said he survived by divine intervention, stated via phone. Medical Director of the Damaturu Specialist’s Hospital, Dr Adamu Fika confirmed to journalists that 15 dead bodies were brought to the hospital from the blast scenes. He said 41 others, who sus­tained various degrees of injury, were being treated in the hospital, adding that some with critical injuries may be sent to referral hospitals within or outside the state for further treat­ment.

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