BREAKING: Bomb Blast Rocks Yobe State

The explosion occurred on Monday, November 3 and was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated a vest. A bomb has reportedly gone off in Potiskum, the second largest town in Yobe state. The explosion occurred on Monday, November 3 and was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated a vest. Witnesses said that the attacker was believed to be targeting members of the Shiite group, Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria who were celebrating Ashura, a day when Shias mourn the death of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The attack is being blamed on Boko Haram due to their activities in that region and because the group classifies the Shias as non-Muslims. A resident of the town, Adamu Mohammed told Premium Times that about 20 people were killed in the blast which occurred at the Faydia Islamic school. He said: “My sister lost three of her sons in the blast.” This comes after a bomb went off at the Central Park in Gombe on October 31 killing a yet unconfirmed number of people. » Story developing.