Scores may have been killed on Sunday afternoon as twin blasts hit the
Global System Communication (GSM) market in Potiskum, Yobe State,
north-east Nigeria, residents said. Witnesses said that two female
suicide bombers on tricycle came to the market. As one alighted and went
inside the market, the other was left in the tricycle as the two
explosive devices went off simultaneously. An eye
witness told Channels Television, “I can confirm to you that the
situation at the moment is tense up after the twin blast went off around
3:15 this afternoon and rescue operation is still going on and no one
can tell you the casualty figure now.
“It’s so sad that we keep hearing this on daily basis.”
Authorities are yet to confirm the blast but hospital sources said that
some bodies have been brought to the hospital mortuary as rescue is
still going on.
Sunday’s twin blast came one day after another explosive device went off
at the Divisional Police station also in Potiskum, killing two people
on the spot.
The Potiskum GSM market is located close to Brema Primary School along
the Mohammed Idrissa Way in the heart of the troubled commercial city.
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