Gombe Explosion Update: Police Arrest 3 Persons

The police have arrested three persons in connection with the bomb explosions that went off this morning at the Gombe Motor Park.
Three bombs concealed in bags had gone off at the park during Friday morning rush hour and killed at least eight people and wounded 34 others, rescue workers told AFP. The State Commissioner of Police, Kudu Nma, also told newsmen in Gombe that a vehicle with an inscription ``Yobe Line’’ was reported to have brought the suspected bombers to the park.

``A vehicle which was suspected to have carried the bombers who came in with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) was recovered. Unfortunately for them, they were caught when they were about to run away,” he said. 

The explosion had gone off around 9.30 a.m. at the park. There was pandemonium around the area immediately after the incident as hundreds of youths from different directions descended on the park. They threw stones at security personnel and other rescue workers who were evacuating corpses and the injured.

The security operatives had to shoot into the air to disperse the rampaging youths. The bodies of the victims were later conveyed to the Gombe Specialist Hospital, while those injured were also taken to other hospitals for treatment.