Several persons killed in Gombe bomb blast

Several persons killed in Gombe bomb blast

Several people were killed on Monday in fresh explosion at Duk­ku Motor Park, Gombe town, Gombe State. But the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) claimed 18 per­sons died in the explo­sion.

No fewer than 21 oth­er persons were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the blast.

Yesterday’s explo­sion was coming barely 12 hours after the Boko Haram sect attacked Geidam town in Geidam local government area of Yobe State.

The injured persons, the agency pointed out, are now being treated at the Gombe State Special­ist Hospital.

A statement by press officer of NEMA, Mr. Ezekiel Manzo, said, “Following the explo­sion in Dukku motor park area of Gombe to­day (yesterday), Monday 22nd December 2014 , the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) led rescue oper­ations have evacuated all persons affected by the incident to the hospital while the area has been cordon off.

“Most of those evacu­ated were taken to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital where they are now receiving treatment from injuries sustained in the explosion.

“The explosion oc­curred at about 10:56am and resulted in 18 deaths and about 21 injured.

“Meanwhile, the Na­tional Emergency Man­agement Agency advises the public to be vigilant and report all suspected movements to security operatives”, it said.Members of the in­surgent group, the Boko Haram are suspected to be the brain behind the explosion.

Source: Daily Times