popular mosque in Potiskum, Yobe State, north-east Nigeria.
Witnesses told Channels Television that the suicide bomber was
conveying his Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to the popular Sakafa
Mosque in Potiskum when it exploded.
"Yes the bomber was conveying the explosive devices and in an attempt
to cross the last gutter to reach his target...the explosives went off
on the spot," an eyewitness said.
The source also told Channels Television that the bomber did not die
on the spot as he was taken to the Potiskum General Hospital where he
later died.
The Yobe State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Toyin
Gbadegesin, who confirmed the incident, told Channels TV 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.
Monday's attempted suicide bomb attack on the commercial town was the
first since the conclusion of both the presidential and the
governorship elections.
--ChannelsTV
No comments:
Post a Comment