Tuesday, 3 February 2015

Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan escapes a suicide bomber attack close to rally venue

A lone suicide bomber blew herself up near the Gombe Stadium, venue of President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign in Gombe State on Monday.

Before the incident which occurred minutes after the rally ended, suspected assailants threw explosives at three high courts in Port Harcourt, Degema and Isiokpo in Rivers State. They also vandalised another court in Omoku.

The Gombe bomber killed two passers-by and injured 18 others while the car used by her was engulfed by fire.

As part of extra security measures put in place during the rally, PDP supporters were restricted to specific areas far away from the state box and the podium where Jonathan and the party leaders addressed them.

On the streets of Gombe, heavily armed policemen and soldiers condoned off all areas that served as routes to the stadium and back to the airport.

Jonathan and his delegation wasted no time after the event as they proceeded straight to the airport where they flew back to Abuja. ...Punch

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