Three people has confirmed dead and 21 others sustained
various degrees of injuries when a suicide bomber blew up himself near a Mosque
at Kasuwan Mata, Gombe, on Tuesday evening.
Personnel of the Nigerian Red Cross Society and other
related personnel were seen at the Accident and Emergency Unit of the
Specialists Hospital, Gombe, trying to rescue victims.Malam Umar Ahmed, the Disaster Management Coordinator of the
Red Cross Society in Gombe State, said that immediately they heard about the
blast, the Society mobilised its personnel to rescue the injured persons.
He said all the victims were conveyed to the specialists
hospital and were being treated by doctors and other health workers.A source said the suspected suicide bomber was seen
loitering around the area, apparently trying to detonate the explosive.The source said not quite long when the suspect was sighted;
he detonated the bomb which killed him and two other persons.He added that irate youths who were at the scene set the
remains of the suspected suicide bomber ablaze, while those injured were taken
to the Specialists Hospital, Gombe for treatment.When NAN correspondents visited the hospital around 7 p.m.,
21 persons who sustained various degrees of injuries were being attended to by
doctors.
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