A devastating explosion has occurred at a Sunday market in Damaturu, Yobe state.
The blast, set off by a female suicide bomber tore through the crowded market killing at least 15 people, a police spokesman said.
No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion, which witnesses said occurred at around 9.30 a.m. (0830 GMT), but it is the latest in a series of attacks in the last few weeks that bear the hallmarks of militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
“Fifteen people have been confirmed dead so far and more dead bodies are being brought to the hospital,” said police spokesman Toyin Gbadegasin. Witnesses said around 50 people had been injured.
The explosion in the center of Yobe state’s capital came six days after a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the city.
