About 49 people have been reported dead and dozens
injured during the Twin blasts in Gombe on Thursday.
This vital information was made known by
rescue workers on ground at the scene of the event.
The first explosion took place outside a
packed footwear shop around 1620 GMT, followed by a second explosion just
minutes later, said Badamasi Amin, a local trader who counted at least three
bodies.
He said the area was crowded with customers
doing some last-minute shopping on the eve of the Eid festival marking the end
of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
“I was about 70 metres (yards) from the
scene” when the first blast struck, he told AFP.
“I and many other people rushed to assist the
victims. While we were trying to attend to the wounded, another blast happened
outside a china shop just opposite the footwear shop.
“Several people were killed and many more
were injured,” he added.
Ali Nasiru, another trader, said he saw
“people lying lifeless on the ground”.
“Traders and shoppers helped in evacuating
the victims to the hospital,” he said. “I can’t say how many people were
affected but there are many.”
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