A suicide bomber on Monday injured at least, 8 people in Potiskum town of Yobe state,a hospital source at the Potiskum General Hospital has confirmed. The source added that two of the eight victims were in critical state while the others were responding fine to treatment.
He said, the victims who were brought to the hospital around 6:50pm were reportedly at the roadside while the others were passersby.
He said the bomber, who was brought along with the victims later died in the hospital.
The Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, who also confirmed the incident, told newsmen in Damaturu that the explosion occurred around 4:20pm at the popular Moscow line in the heart of Potiskum town.
He also said that apart from killing himself and injuring eight others, the explosion also damaged a nearby car.
According to him, the Monday’s attempted suicide bomb attack on the commercial town was the first since the conclusion of both the presidential and the governorship elections. He added that the suicide bomber was said to be targeting a mosque, called “Sakafa”, which belongs to the Shi’ate Muslim brotherhood.
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