Several persons have been killed by a bomb planted, by suspected Boko Haram sect militants, in a pickup van carrying firewood.
The huge explosion which occurred around 6 pm Nigerian time in a densely populated Bintu-Suga area along Airport road in Gomari neighborhood killed and injured unspecified number of people according to security agencies evacuating bodies of the dead and injured in the area.
Residents are panicked since the sect has recently attacked several locations in the state and neighboring Adamawa state.
The bombers targeted a market place and packed TV viewing center in the attack. Security agents have been drafted to the scene of the attack as panicked resident flee in droves.
Source: Sahara reporters
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