Posted on: 06:09 Fri, 17 Jul 2015



50 people have been confirmed dead
in a twin suicide bomb blast that
rocked Damaturu Yobe state this
morning.

A statement released by the Acting-
Director of Army Public Relations,
Col. Sani Usman says an elderly
woman and a 10 year old girl were
responsible for the attacks.

“This is to confirm that there were
two suicide bomb explosions today at
about 7:40 a.m. in Damaturu, Yobe,
in which two female suicide bombers
— one elderly woman and a ten year-
old girl –detonated the devices.

It occurred at screening areas for
intending Muslim worshippers at
Layin Gwange, Damaturu and at
Phase1, in front of former state
secretariat, Damaturu,’’ the statement
read.