Female bomber, woman die in Gombe blast

The Police in Gombe have confirmed the death of a suspected female suicide bomber and another woman in a blast that occurred in Gombe on Monday.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Fwaje Atajiri, told newsmen that the suspected bomber and a woman who was at the scene, died in the blast.

He said six other persons sustained various degrees of injury.

He said contrary to reports on social media and other media that the blast occurred at the venue of the PDP campaign rally, the blast occurred near a carpenter’s shop in Kashere Street at the Water Board area in Gombe city.