14 Dead, 47 Injured In Damaturu Bomb Blast

Fourteen people have
lost their lives while
47 left injured
following another
bomb blast in
Damaturu, the Yobe
State capital, on
Sunday.
Reports say
that a female
suicide
bomber
detonated the
bomb at the
entrance of the Sunday market in Damaturu.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, who
confirmed the incident, said the 47 wounded people are currently
receiving treatment at the Sani Abacha specialist hospital in
Damaturu.
The last attack in the state was on Friday July 17 at the Eid prayer
ground where Muslims had gathered to pray to mark the Eid-el-Fitr.
Thirteen people lost their lives in the twin attack which occurred
within five minutes . The first one was close to the phase one Eid
prayer ground, while the other went off three minutes later along
Gwang Sabon Pegi street.