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Twin explosions rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital

Twin explosions rocked Damaturu, the state capital of Yobe state this morning
Security operatives and men of the anti-bomb squad have condoned off praying grounds to prevent further attacks.
Number of casualties not yet ascertained as emergency teams are said to be evacuating corpses from the blast scene.
The military in Damaturu has confirmed the twin explosions that rocked the state.
In a statement by the acting director army public relations Sani Usman, it said two female suicide bombers; an elderly woman and a ten year old girl detonated the devices at screening areas mounted by the security for intending Muslim worshippers at Layin Gwange, Damaturu and at “Phase One”,  in front of former State Secretariat Complex, Damaturu.

“Four persons died in the first explosion and seven people were injured. While in the second explosion, five people lost their lives and eleven people were wounded. Troops and security agencies responded immediately to the incidents.
“The situation is currently under control. The Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Geidam and the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusuf Buratai have sympathised with the victims and the people of the state and urged residents to stay calm and be security conscious at all times.
“No amount of terrorist acts would deter our resolve to stamp out terrorism and insurgency in our fatherland, the statement read.

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