Suicide-Bombing Attack On Governor’s House: 3 Soldiers Killed

Latest information from Gomba State have shown
that Thursday’s explosion at the home of
Governor Ibrahim Dankwanbo was in fact a
suicide bomb attack, which led to the death of
five persons, including three men of the Nigerian
Army, a teenage boy and the heartless suicide-
bomber.
This exposé is contrary to Nigeria Television
Authority (NTA) report which described the
terrorist incident as an “accidental discharge”
from an Armored Personnel Carrier guarding the
governor’s residence.
Several security agents and a youth activist, IG
Wala, who is a resident of Gombe and whose
home was one of those affected by the blast, have
confirmed the attack:
“It was a suicide bomber that launched an
attack at the military APC stationed right in
front of Gombe State Governor's residence.”
Wala recounted, adding that the remains of the
suicide bomber were found near the fence of his
own home.
According to Sahara Reporters, the assailant
drove a pick-up van with plate number AA545
and the bomb seems to have been planted in the
back of the van in the midst of bags of beans,
according to investigators.
The spot in the middle of the road where the
bomb went off still has a big crater. The
explosion started a series of smaller fires and
explosions that damaged several buildings in the
GRA part of Gombe Township.