Barely nine days after a bomb explosion on Eid prayer ground during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, 14 people have lost their lives in a fresh bomb blast in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital.
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The explosion, which reportedly occurred on Sunday, July 26, 2015, left 47 individuals injured after a female suicide bomber detonated the bomb at the entrance of the Sunday market.
According to Channels TV, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Toyin Gbadegesin, confirmed the incident, saying the 47 wounded people are currently receiving treatment at the state’s specialist hospital.
Thirteen people lost their lives in the twin attack which occurred within five minutes nine days ago during the Eid-el-Fitri celebration.
The first one was close to the phase one Eid prayer ground, while the other went off three minutes later along Gwang Sabon Pegi street.
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