The
Police in Yobe on Wednesday said 21 people died in the bomb explosion
that occurred in a football viewing centre on Tuesday night in Damaturu.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Nansak
Chegwam, also said 27 people, who sustained injury, had been taken to
different hospitals for treatment.
He said the explosive device was kept in a car parked near the viewing centre which later exploded.
He
said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Markus Danladi, has
advised the public to be conscious of abandoned objects and cars.
He also said the police had ordered the closure of all public viewing centres in the state for security reasons.
The victims were watching one of the World Cup matches involving Brazil
and Mexico national teams when the explosion occurred some minutes
after 8pm.
The attack was believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram insurgents.
The blast was the latest in a series at football viewing centres in
Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram militants, who have been waging a deadly
insurgency in the country’s north since 2009.
Football is
Nigeria’s national sport and has a fanatical following but recent blasts
targeting fans in northeastern Adamawa and the central state of Plateau
have seen the authorities close big screen venues on security grounds.
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