Suicide Bomber Kill Two Yobe

A suicide bomber hit a restaurant in Potiskum, Yobe state on Tuesday, killing two people. A bomber blew himself up inside Al-Amir restaurant, a popular chain in northern Nigeria, at about 4:40 pm (1540 GMT), killing the manager and a steward.

Staff and customers were seriously injured. “We evacuated three dead bodies which included the bomber and two victims to the hospital,” said a police officer involved in the rescue operation.

Another rescue worker and a nurse at the Potiskum General Hospital confirmed the toll.