Explosion Destroys School In Yobe

The police in Yobe on Monday said that a section of Damagum Primary School in Damagum Local Government Area was gutted by fire from suspected explosions in the area.
Mr. Toyin Gbadegeshin, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, made the disclosure in an interview in Damagum.
He also said policemen on Monday repelled an attempted attack on Damagum Police Station by unknown persons.
Gbadegeshin said “at about 1:05a.m., attacks launched on Damagum Police station and a worship centre were successfully repelled by the police but no casualty was recorded while the gunmen fled into the bush.’’
He said the explosion occurred few hours before the attack on the station but nobody claimed responsibility.
The officer said no casualty was recorded in both incidents.

Bomb Explodes, Killing Two Bombers In Kaduna

 Eyewitnesses said the blast occurred along Ali Akilu road by Lord Lugard roundabout in the metropolis.
The two bombers on a motorbike who were in possesion of the bomb died instantly. The location of the blast is also close to Sultan Bello Mosque where Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has recently attacked Boko Haram militants in weekly sermons.