Female Suicide Bomber kills Six, Injures 27 Others in Damaturu
16 May 2015
scene of blast
Seven persons have been confirmed dead after a female suicide bomber
detonated an Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) at the entrance of the
Damaturu central motor park, which shares border with a popular market
and accommodates various commercial activities.
A witness, Abubakar Idris told our correspondent on phone that the
female suicide bomber came to the gate of the motor park around 11:45am
on Saturday and detonated the IED close to the security check points
injuring several people at the scene.
The incident made many to besiege the Damaturu Specialist Hospital
where the dead and injured were taken to to find out the whereabouts of
their loved ones who might have been affected by the blast.
The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Garba Musa Fika, who spoke to
journalists at the hospital said 34 injured persons were brought to the
hospital from the scene of the blast.
He confirmed that of the 34 brought to the hospital, seven have been confirmed dead while 27 are being treated.
He also said among the 27 being treated, seven are critically injured
and may be referred to either the Federal Medical centre Nguru in the
state or Azare in neighbouring Bauchi state.
The medical director while briefing the Governor who visited the
hospital also assured to use the free drug procured by the state
government to treat all those injured.
The state governor Ibrahim Gaidam who visited the hospital to
sympathize with the victims of the blast condemns the act and stressed
that his administration will foot the medical bills of all the victims.
The governor directed the hospital authority to speed up the treatments
and to work out modalities for the referral cases for urgent medical
attention.
He condole the families of those killed in the blast and called on
resident to be more vigilant and to always assist security agents in the
fight against terrorism.
The Governor who pledges the support of his administration to fight
terrorism assures that terrorism will soon be a thing of history and
calls for prayers of all.
The blast have paralyzed various activities at the very busy commercial
centre behind the Damaturu motor park where the IED was detonated as
both buyers and sellers abandon all their belongings at the time of our
visit.
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