Scores Injured As Explosion Rocks Senate President’s Home Town, Gashu’a

Scores Injured As Explosion Rocks Senate President’s Home Town, Gashu’a

Scores Injured As Explosion Rocks Senate President’s Home Town, Gashu’a: On Sunday, an explosion occurred in Gashu’a town, the seat of the Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, injuring many people.

Gashu’a is located around 188 kilometers north of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State, and is the ancestral home of the Senate’s current President, Ahmad Lawan.

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The incident is believed to have occurred at a beer parlor in the town’s Abasha neighborhood while Muslim worshippers were performing late-night prayers.

An anonymous source told a Daily Post correspondent that, “we were observing the late evening prayer at 8pm and all of a sudden, we heard a loud explosion and after the prayer, we were told that it was a suspected IED that exploded in the Abasha area”.

Although details of the explosion were sketchy, the news media gathered that one person died, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries and were evacuated to Specialist Hospital Gashu’a for medical treatment.

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At this critical time in our nation, Nigerians are pleased and advised to take extra care. They should be vigilant and be on the lookout for anything that is suspicious and out of the ordinary.