Many feared dead in explosion in northeastern Yobe state targeting Shia pilgrims marking Ashoura.


A bomb targeting Shia pilgrims observing the holy day of Ashoura has exploded in Yobe state in northeastern Nigeria.

The blast happened on Tuesday in Potiskum, as Shia Muslims were marking the religious occasion.

The type of blast has not yet been confirmed but witnesses said many are feared dead.

Source. aljazeera.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10152908315743690&id=7382473689&refid=28&_ft_=qid.6077465074998474464%3Amf_story_key.-3475989244758004912&__tn__=%2As

A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Shia religious ceremony in north-east Nigeria, killing about 20 people, eyewitnesses have told the BBC.
The bomber joined the ceremony in Potiskum town and blew himself up, the witnesses said.
No group has said it carried out the attack, but suspicion is bound to fall on militant Sunni Islamist group Boko Haram.
It denounces Shias, a small minority in Nigeria, as non-Muslims.
Witnesses said the bomb exploded as the crowd was marking Ashura, a solemn day when Shias mourn the martyrdom of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq.
Boko Haram has waged an insurgency in Nigeria since 2009.
It has repeatedly targeted Christians and rival Muslim groups.
In July, it was blamed for bombing an open-air mosque in Potiskum, killing four people.

Source. BBC

"What goes around comes around"..

But ehm! ....wetin i dey yarn ?

RIP to d dead.

Confusion

Boko Haram is a Terrorist and Criminal Group killing innocent Nigerians BUT those whose responsibilities it is to tackle this crisis are busy promoting various scheme of propaganda to blame the opposition and further their political agenda to remain in power while Nigerians are killed daily.

What the hell is even wrong with these animals?

When will they stop this madness

This why they've been killing themselves. Shia vs Sunni. Talk less of an 'infidel'. Something is fundamentally wrong if youths could be easily radicalized on religious sentiments to kill.

This is a very bad news.If these animals shld start their shia vs sunni wahala in this country,then d current problem will b child's play.

dokiOloye:
This is a very bad news.If these animals shld start their shia vs sunni wahala in this country,then d current problem will b child's play.

My dear. I pray it does not come to that.

CommanderIgrigi:
**grins**Emma, Power actually lies with the people. If a section of the country want to remain ungoverned there is nothing you and I can do about it. Guns and mortal shells alone don't bring lasting peace ask the US about V'nam, Iraq and Afghans. The people have to decide they want to be law abiding. E nugo. .

Mba. I disagree. If you exonerate the President of the responsibility of his sworn responsibility to serve and protect the people - then their is not essence of the Government's existence.

Jonathan has failed as a leader. And as you said, he has in a clannish manner abandoned a section of the country to suffering and destruction. Since Nigeria is too hard for him to govern, he will be relocated to Bayelsa to continue his agenda - Nigeria cannot suffer like this again.

There is nothing jonathan or any leader can do to stop suicide bombing it is left for Muslims north to come together and fight terrorist government cannot do it alone.Bombing and slaughtering will not stop till northern communities come together and single out terrorist among s them

Waiting to hear the blamers ranting...

Are Yorubas Shia or Sunni muslims?

The shia vs sunni conflict is an imported conflict from an imported religion

Balkan:
Are Yorubas Shia or Sunni muslims?

This question is only for the gods