A bomb exploded in a crowded bus station in Damaturu, the capital of
Yobe Stae, on Sunday, causing casualties in a region that has been
frequently attacked by Islamist militants, witnesses said.
Witness Adamu Muhammad said he heard a loud blast and the people at the Damaturu’s central motor park “descended into panic.”
He said there were many casualties, though he did not know how many.
The Nigerian military was not immediately available for comment. No one
claimed the attack, which bore the hallmarks of Islamist insurgent group
Boko Haram.
On Saturday, heavily armed Boko Haram militants attacked and
attempted to overrun the northeastern Nigerian city of Gombe but were
later repelled, reports Reuters.
Boko Haram’s violent uprising for an Islamic state has killed
thousands, destabilized the northeast of Africa’s biggest economy and is
increasingly doing the same to neighbors Cameroon, Chad and Niger. They
are now fighting back in a regional effort to crush the militant group.
The insurgency has also cast doubt over the leadership of President
Goodluck Jonathan, who is seen as not having done enough to contain it
or protect civilians, hundreds of whom have been kidnapped.
Nigeria has postponed for six weeks a presidential election that had
been due to be held on February 14, citing the security threat from Boko
Haram.
Source:
New TelegraphOnline
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