8 killed, scores injured in Adamawa bomb blast

dimeji akinloye

January 29, 2016 4:55 PM

According to a witness who spoke to BBC, no fewer than eight people were killed in the blast which occured around 12.00pm.

Bomb blast rocks IDP camp in Borno State (not pictured).

A market in Gombe area of Adamawa state was today, Jan. 29, attacked by a suicide bomber - two days after multiple blast occurred in Chibok town, Borno State.

The casualty figure was not ascertained as at press time, but the spokesman for the state Police Command, Othman Abubakar, said three people including the bomber were confirmed dead, and 17 others injured.

Giving details of the attack, the Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Agency (SEMA), Haruna Furo said, “the blast occurred in the grain section of the international market in Gombi. We were told that there were two suicide bombers that carried out the attack. Our anti-bomb squad has gone there and they will be able to ascertain the manner of the attack. But they said they were two suicide bombers.

“As I am talking to you now, officials of the NEMA, SEMA and the Red Cross are already at the scene. The report we have for now is that 28 persons were affected, sustaining various injuries. There were eight deaths including the two suicide bombers.

“Some of the injured have been moved to nearby hospitals but we have put Shell facilities, the Specialist Hospital Yola, the Federal Medical Centre Yola on red alert and they are now waiting to receive those injured.”

Report said the market attracts large crowd including people from Cameroon and other neighbouring countries.

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