Update: 18 Dead, Eight Wounded In Yobe Blasts – Police

Yobe State police Command has confirmed the killing of 18 people in the multiple suicide blasts that rocked Damaturu in the early hours of Wednesday. At least eight people were injured in the attacks, three of which were referred to Dala orthopedic hospital in Kano. The state’s police spokesman, Toyin Gbadegesin, who confirmed the attack to journalists in Damaturu, said 18 people were killed and eight injured in the blasts.
Gbadegesin said: “What happened this morning was caused by three suicide bombers who detonated their device at three different places. There were two suicide attacks in different places at Buhari Estate, while the third one took place at a Fulani settlement behind Zanna Zakariya Housing Estate all in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. “The first blast at the Fulani settlement killed 11 people, while the two others at Buhari Estate killed six people (four at the shopping Centre and two near a community mosque) and one at the hospital.” The Executive Secretary of State Emergency Management Agency, Musa Idi Jidawa, told our correspondent in Damaturu that the attack was carried out by some boys of about 17 years old in three separate places within the state capital. He confirmed that 18 people died in the blasts. “I can confirm to you that so far, we got 18 people that have been confirmed dead. The number of wounded persons is 10,” he stated.