16 killed as bombs rock Damaturu

Zahra’u Babangida Suicide Bomber

FILE PHOTO: Police in custody of a female suicide bomber identified as Zahra'u Babangida

FILE PHOTO: Police in custody of a female suicide bomber, Zahra'u Babangida
FILE PHOTO: Police in custody of a female suicide bomber, Zahra’u Babangida

At least 16 people were reportedly killed on Wednesday morning when a suicide bomber blew himself up around Ministry of Housing quarters and Buhari Housing Estate in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, northeast Nigeria.

Ten others were injured in the multiple explosions.

Reports say the attack took place at a mosque inside Buhari Estate and was carried out by three teenage boys.

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Alhaji Musa Idi, Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), confirmed the story to newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday.

Sources said the suicide bomber came near the mosque, hugged one of the boys around and blew up himself and others at the scene.

NAN reports that normalcy has returned to the state capital as schools opened, while workers and and other residents have resumed their normal business.

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