B’Haram attacks Buhari estate in Yobe, kills many

Police in Yobe State on Wednesday confirmed that suicide bombers attacked the state capital, Damaturu, in the early hours of the day and killed 18 persons and injured eight others.

It was however independently gathered that three out of the injured persons had been referred to Dala Orthopedic Hospital in Kano.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe State, ASP Toyin Gbadegesin, who spoke to journalists a few hours after the attack, said the number of casualties stood at 18 persons while eight persons were wounded.

Given a graphic detail of the incident, Gbadegesin said, “What happened this morning was caused by three suicide bombers who detonated their devices at three different places. There were two suicide bombers’ attacks in different places at Buhari Estate while the third one took place at a Fulani settlement behind Zanna Zakariya Housing Estate, all in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.”

“In the first blast at the Fulani settlement, 11 persons were killed while the two others at Buhari Estate killed six people (four at the Shopping Centre and two near a community mosque).”

“One person later died at the hospital,” Gbadegesin disclosed.

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