Bomb Blast Rocks Yobe State

A bomb has reportedly gone off in Potiskum, the second largest town in Yobe state.

Witnesses said that the attacker was believed to be targeting members of the Shiite group, Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria who were celebrating Ashura, a day when Shias mourn the death of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

The attack is being blamed on Boko Haram due to their activities in that region and because the group classifies the Shias as non-Muslims.

A resident of the town, Adamu Mohammed told Premium Times that about 20 people were killed in the blast which occurred at the Faydia Islamic school.

He said:

“My sister lost three of her sons in the blast.”

This comes after a bomb went off at the Central Park in Gombe on October 31 killing a yet unconfirmed number of people.

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