A boy on Friday detonated a suicide vest at a crowded market in Gombi town in Adamawa State, Killing many according to witnesses.
The suicide bomber has attacked a market in Nigeria's north-eastern town of Gombi, Adamawa state.
The casualty figures are still unclear,
but Adamawa state police spokesman Othman Abubakar said three people
including the bomber were confirmed dead, while 17 others were injured.
An eye witness told a BBC journalist
that he saw at least eight dead bodies, after the blast which happened
at 12:00 GMT (13:00 local time).
Residents say they saw mutilated bodies as they ran in panic, with traders abandoning their stalls.
Meanwhile it has emerged that the
bombers that attacked Chibok, north-east Nigeria on Wednesday were men
wearing hijabs, according to Nigerian military, the AP news agency
reports.
AP adds that the explosives were strapped to their backs to look like babies.
At least 13 people were killed in multiple explosions.
Chibok is the town where the Islamist militant group Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in 2014.
UPDATE
A boy on Friday detonated a suicide vest
at a crowded market in Gombi town in Adamawa State, Killing many
according to witnesses.
A vigilante leader confirmed the
incident to Daily Trust in a telephone interview saying 20
persons including the bomber died in the blast.
Gombi was recaptured from Boko Haram in
2014 and since then, the insurgents have made several failed attempts to
retake the town from the Nigerian
military.
The military authorities at the 23 Armoured Brigade in Yola was not immediately available for comment.
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