July 23, 2015 – At least 40 people were feared dead on Wednesday in Gombe, northeast Nigeria, as improvised explosive devices(IEDs) ripped through two bus stations.
All though the attackers were not known, but they are suspected to be members of the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
The first IED detonated at about 7:30 pm local time near the entrance to the Dadin Kowa terminus, while the second occurred some 20 minutes later in the Dukku area.
Gombe state police spokesman, Mr. Fwaje Attajiri confirmed the explosion.
An eye witness near one of the blasts said he counted up to 30 dead bodies. “I became sick and left”, he said.
Gombe was hit by a series of explosions last Thursday in a market, leaving at least 49 people dead.
The explosions took place just as President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria after a four day visit to America.
