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Explosion killed over 10 believers in Potiskum,
Yobe State, on November 3, 2014, Monday, as
Shiite Muslims of the area celebrated the Day of
Ashura, The Nation reports.
According to an eyewitness, this was a suicide
bomb attack that targeted the members of the
Shiite group, the Islamic Brotherhood of Nigeria.
The suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest
in the crowd of people, killing many on the spot.
Adamu Mohammed, a resident of  Potiskum,
confirmed the development to The
PremiumTimes in a telephone conversation. He
put the number of victims to 20 persons dead
and dozens of injured.
“My sister lost three of her sons in the
blast,” the man said in despair.
The terrorist attack happened at Faydia Islamic
school. This institution is located near the old
market and is run by a Shiite.
The Shiites were gathering for a procession to
mark the Day of Ashura when the suicide
bomber approached and blew himself up.
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Today is the tenth day of Muharram, the first
month in the Islamic calendar. This day is
celebrated by both Sunni Muslims and Shi’a
Muslims.
Shiites commemorate the day to mourn the
death of Hasain Bn Ali, the grand son of Prophet
Mohammed who was reportedly killed on that
day.
The official comments and press releases by the
Nigeria Police Force and the Joint Task Force,
JTF, were still unavailable at the time of filing the
present report.
It would be noted that Yobe, as well as the
neighbouring Borno and Adamawa states remain
under the state of emergency rule since May
2013 due to Boko Haram activities.
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Potiskum is the second largest town in Yobe,
after Damaturu, the state’s capital. The area
lived in relative peace in the last few
months.  However, Monday’s attack reminds
that the Boko Haram insurgency remains
undefeated and expands in the North East.