May Day bomb blasts in Mubi: 2 male suicide bombers involved – Police; Scores feared dead, injured

By Yakubu Uba & Auwal Adam

The Adamawa Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdullahi Yerim, has confirmed that two male suicide bombers were involved in Tuesday’s twin bomb attacks in Mubi town.

Yerima, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the first blast was in a mosque around the second hand clothes market during afternoon prayer, while the second was outside the mosque.

“The first blast was in a mosque while the second suicide bomber detonated outside the area when people around were rushing to escape,” Yerima said.

The commissioner said so far, information reaching him indicated that about 20 people were seriously injured, and  had been taken to the Mubi General Hospital.

“I am yet to get the details of deaths for now,” he said.

Also confirming the incident, the chairman of Mubi North Local Government, Alhaji Musa Bello, said the blasts occurred around 1 30 pm.

“All I can tell you for now is that I am on my way to the scene to help in evacuation of casualties. Nobody can tell you the number of dead and injured for now,” he said.

The Executive Secretary of Adamawa State Emergency Agency, Mr Haruna Furo also confirmed the blast but said there was no details for now.

A resident of Mubi, who simply identified himself as Buba, said the two explosions occurred in a mosque and a second hand clothes market.

“The blasts occurred at the Gwonjo market and a mosque about 20 meters away,” Buba said.

The blast is coming after the one that occurred in a Mosque in the same Mubi in November last year that claimed about 50 lives.