Again, Female Suicide Bombers Strike, Kill 10 In Yobe Market

Two female suicide bombers yesterday blew themselves up at a Yobe market after detonating bombs wired to their bodies, killing no fewer than 10 persons. The girls were said to be about 17-years-old.

The blasts, which occurred at about 3:12pm along Muhammed Idriss Way, were most likely targeted at sellers of second-hand handsets who usually display their goods at GSM Village (Kasuwar Jakwal).

A businessman, Muhammed Audu Hassan, who survived the blasts, said he counted five corpses.

“I was inside the GSM village market when I heard the first blast around 3:12pm, so I tried to run and minutes later there was a second blast. The first blast was near GSM Village that leads Muhammed Idriss Way while the second occurred by the road side,” said Hassan.

Another witness, Bashir Isa, who spoke to our correspondent on phone, said that he saw several corpses shortly after many others had been evacuated to nearby hospital.

Another resident, Auwal Bukar, said that many victims were taken to the general hospital Potiskum.

“We were at the general hospital to see a patient when we saw many ambulances bringing in victims of the blast. Over 20 people were brought, some dead, 43 injured,” he said.

A source at the Potiskum Division Police confirmed that policemen and some soldiers were still busy conveying victims from the scene to the hospital. (Leadership)