Many Killed As Explosion Rocks Damaturu Sunday Market

An explosion has occurred at the Damaturu Sunday Market in Yobe State.

The explosion occurred on Sunday at about 10:07am.
Though the casualty figure could not be obtained as at press time, several persons, The Eagle Online learnt, died.

Security personnel were busy evacuating corpses and the injured when this report was filed.
Security operatives at the scene of the explosion included soldiers, policemen, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps and Nigeria Fire Service.