At least five people were said to have died and
12 others seriously injured when two bombs
went off in a crowded motor park at Azare
town of Bauchi State at about 10pm on
Wednesday.
Azare, which is in Katagum Local Government
area is about four hours drive from Bauchi,
the state capital.
The incident came after information filtered
into the town that a man identified as Mathew
was attacked and killed at about 9pm same day
around a settlement called Fur in Bogoro Local
Government area of the state. The attackers
went away with his head and one leg.
Incidentally, as the Bauchi onslaught came
some few hours after residents of Kampany and
Bakun Allu communities of Lafia Local
Government area of Nasarawa State were
slaughtered in their numbers by gunmen
suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on the night
of Tuesday. The attack, which began at about
11pm was said to have lasted till about 2am
the following day.
The attack was said to have left over 20 people
dead, 40 houses burnt and hundreds displaced.
A military source, who craved anonymity
because he was not authorised to speak, told
our correspondent that the attack also had the
elements of Boko Haram style as the
insurgents now occupy 18 communities in
Nasarawa State.
However, eyewitness to the Azare blast told
newsmen that about two bombs were
detonated simultaneously around 10pm at the
main motor-park along Kano road by some
hoodlums.
The witness said he counted about 15 bodies
lying down on the ground at the scenes of the
bomb blast while several others were critically
injured.


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