BREAKING NEWs:50 dead as two bomb blasts rock Damaturu prayer ground

Firstclass newsline gathered that the authorities of the Nigerian Army
have confirmed that 50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions
that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Friday.
The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a
statement on Friday that 43 persons died in the first explosion which
occurred at 7.40am and seven others in the second explosion.
Several other people were also said to have sustained different
degrees of injuries from the two explosions.
It was stated that a ten year old girl and an elderly woman carried
out the two attacks at the screening area for the Eid prayers in
Damaturu.
The explosions occurred while the screening of intending worshippers
for the early morning prayers was taking place at Layin Geange and
'Phase 1 ' in front of the former Yobe State Secretariat, in Damaturu.
Usman said the situation was under control.
One of the residents, Musa Yusuf, who also spoke to our correspondent
on the telephone, said "there is apprehension in Damaturu as I am
talking to you, we are celebrating Sallah in fear with these
explosions this morning."
Yusuf said, "It is hard to ascertain the number of casualties now but
the military and policemen are everywhere keeping watch on the town."
Usman, who urged citizens to be calm and vigilant, said the Chief of
Army Staff, Maj. Gen Tukur Buratai, and the Yobe State Governor,
Ibrahim Geidam, sympathised with the families of the victims of the
unfortunate incidents
He said, "The situation is under control. Both Yobe State Governor and
the Chief of Army Staff sympathise with and urged the people to stay
calm and be security conscious.
"No amount of terrorist act would deter our resolve to stamp out
terrorism and insurgency.
Firstclassnewsline.net