An unspecified number of residents were killed in a bomb attack on Potiskum, Yobe State later on Tuesday night according to reports.
Sources said the explosion went off in a highly populated area not far from the Emir’s palace, an indication that casualty figure might be high although details on that are yet to be provided.
One of the sources, who spoke to the on The Niche on the phone, said he couldn’t provide further details, especially concerning the casualty figures, as he was just trying to recover from the shock of the attack himself.
Not long after, the Defence Headquarters confirmed the Yobe attack in a message posted on social network medium, twitter. According to another source, the mosque suffered a great deal of damage.
The incident occurred hours after an attack carried out by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram in Katarko Village. The gunmen, who came in large numbers, attacked the village, leaving eight people dead and scores injured.
“They stormed our village with some vehicles and many motorcycles, shooting and chanting Allahu Akbar (God is Great). Some of them could be mistaken for solders because of their dressing which is mostly like that of the soldiers’ khaki. The soldiers in Katarko had to flee after seeing the large number of the attackers,” a witness said.
A major bridge in the village was destroyed in the attack despite the presence of soldiers around the location.
