About 30 persons were killed when suspected Boko Haram insurgents struck at the central market in Gombe, capital of Gombe state, around 5pm on Thursday.
A resident of the town told TheCable that the incident happened when people were shopping ahead of the Sallah celebration.
“They planted bombs in a vehicle and another one in a very busy section of the market,” he said.
“The market is one of the biggest in the state and the casualty is certainly going to be high because people were preparing for tomorrow’s Sallah.”
A Red Cross official involved in the rescue operation said about 30 people were killed in the two blasts.
“I have 30 bodies in bags and I am sure there are more out there,” said the official.
Efforts to reach Fwaje Atajiri, police public relations officer in the state, did not yield any result as his phone rang out and the text message sent had not been replied as at the time of filing this report.
This is the first attack in the state since President MuhammaduBuhari came into power.
Follow us on twitter @gossipboiz
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comment is appreciated, If you have any difficulty posting a comment, you could let us know via any of our contacts on the page.
Thanks for your continued support.