Death Toll Rises to 10 in Yobe Twin Bomb Blast

Death toll from the twin explosion in Yobe commercial town of Potiskum has risen to 10, hospital sources said on Monday. Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram detonated bomb at a GSM market in Potiskum on Sunday evenning, killing at least eight people including the two bombers, witnesses said.

The two female bombers rode on a tricycle into the market located at the outskirts of the town. "One of the female bombers alighted from the tricycle and headed to the middle of the market to detonate the bomb while the second blast occurred from the tricycle with the second lady."

A witness, Danladi Amodu said the twin blast occurred at about 4pm and killed no fewer than eight people.

A hospital source however said the death toll rose to ten as at Monday morning, adding that the two bombers, tricycle rider and seven other residents were among the casualties while 46 were injured.