No fewer than 20 persons have been reportedly killed after suspected Boko Haram members attacked a bus station in Gombe.
The latest attack, which occurred on Thursday also left 15 people injured, according to AFP.
This renewed attack is coming barely five days after the successful conduct of the 2015 presidential poll.
An indigene, who gave his name as Muhammad Garkuwa, told newsmen that the incident occurred around 8pm.
His words, “We had an explosion outside the motor park (bus station) this evening around 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) which killed five people and injured 15 others.
“The explosion was from an explosive left by a woman in her handbag beside a bus waiting to convey passengers to Jos.”
Another food vendor, Yusuf Darazo, also confirmed the report.
He said, “No-one suspected her. People around assumed she was making calls before the bus filled up.
“As she was talking on the phone, she moved away from the bus towards a row of kiosks, as if she wanted to buy something, leaving her bag where she was standing.
“She disappeared and the bag exploded soon after, setting the bus on fire. I saw five dead and several injured.”
Meanwhile, the defence headquarters was yet to react to the development at the time of filling this report.
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