Fresh Attack In Gombe as 5 Killed

At least five people have been killed and 15 others injured in an explosion near a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, witnesses told AFP on Thursday.

“We had an explosion outside the motor park (bus station) this evening around 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) which killed five people and injured 15 others,” said Muhammad Garkuwa, a drivers’ union official.

“The explosion was from an explosive left by a woman in her handbag beside a bus waiting to convey passengers to Jos,” he said.