{"id":40507,"date":"2015-07-17T20:36:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T19:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=40507"},"modified":"2015-07-17T20:36:41","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T19:36:41","slug":"again-boko-haram-kills-50-in-yobe-%e2%80%8e-scores-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/again-boko-haram-kills-50-in-yobe-%e2%80%8e-scores-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"Again, Boko Haram Kills 50 in Yobe \u200e&#8230;scores wounded\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3096\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3108\">No fewer than <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3110\">50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3111\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Friday that 43 persons died in the first explosion which occurred at 7.40am and seven others in the second explosion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3112\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several other people were also said to have sustained different degrees of injuries from the two explosions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3113\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was stated that a ten-year-old girl and an elderly woman carried out the two attacks at the screening area for the Eid prayers in Damaturu.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3114\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The explosions occurred while the screening of intending worshippers for the early morning prayers was taking place at Layin Geange and \u2018Phase 1 \u2018 in front of the former Yobe State Secretariat, in Damaturu.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3115\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman said the situation was under control. One of the residents, Musa Yusuf, who also spoke to our correspondent on the telephone, said \u201cthere is apprehension in Damaturu as I am talking to you, we are celebrating Sallah in fear with these explosions this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3116\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yusuf said, \u201cIt is hard to ascertain the number of casualties now but the military and policemen are everywhere keeping watch on the town.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3117\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Usman, who urged citizens to be calm and vigilant, said the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen Tukur Buratai, and the Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Geidam, sympathised with the families of the victims of the unfortunate incidents<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3124\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said, \u201cThe situation is under control. Both Yobe State Governor and the Chief of Army Staff sympathise with and urged the people to stay calm and be security conscious.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1437161272600_3123\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNo amount of terrorist act would deter our resolve to stamp out terrorism and insurgency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No fewer than 50 people lost their lives in two bomb explosions that rocked Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Friday. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. 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