today, killing scores of bank customers withdrawing
money from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) of the First Bank Nigeria PLC.
According to eyewitnesses, the blast occurred around
10:30am after an Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)
was sneaked into the bank premises and kept close to
the major ATM machine. A medical officer working
with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Azare, told
Channels Television that 18 bodies were brought to the mortuary while the 35 capacity female ward of the hospital was allocated to those brought with various degrees of injuries.
According to the Force Public Relations Officer,
Emmanuel Ojukwu, detectives have begun investigation into the incident, with five suspects
already arrested. The identities of the suspects were
however not disclosed.
Azare town have had its fair share of terrorists attack
since the commencement of the Boko Haram
insurgency as last three weeks, an explosion at the
Yankari Motor Park of the town went-off killing 13
people while over 20 others sustained injuries.