YOBE - Bombaš samoubojica ubio je najmanje 29 ljudi u mimohodu šijitskih muslimana, koji su obilježavali ritual Ašura u sjeveroistočnoj nigerijskoj pokrajini Yobe, izjavio je u ponedjeljak, rekao je svjedok.
U samoubilačkom napadu u Potiskumu u pokrajini Yobe, području u središtu države sunitski musliman pripadnik Boko Harama pridružio se šijitima u mimohodu te aktivirao eksplozivnu napravu, izjavili su Reutersu lokalni stanovnici.
U odvojenom izgredu u središnjoj pokrajini Kogi u gradu Lokoja, napadači su eksplozivom raznijeli prolaz do zatvora te ubili pritom jednu osobu i oslobodili 144 zatvorenika, doznaje Reuters.
Boko Haram je u petogodišnjoj kampanji za islamsku državu ubila tisuće ljudi, a smatra se je glavnom sigurnosnom prijetnjom Nigeriji, najvećem afričkom gospodarstvu i vodećem proizvođaču nafte.
An injured shiite member sits on the ground after a suicide blast in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on November 3, 2014. At least 15 people were killed and over 50 injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at at a ceremony marking Ashura, the annual commemoration of the killing of Husseyn, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. Six other people were killed when soldiers opend fire on the mourners fleeing the scene, according to a shiite cleric and witnesses. AFP PHOTO / Aminu ABUBAKAR
(FILES) -- A file photo taken on January 7, 2009 shows Muslim Shiite demonstrators marching through the streets of the northern Nigerian city of Kano in protest against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. A suicide bombing at a Shiite ceremony killed at least 15 people in northeastern Nigeria on November 3, 2014 while 132 inmates were at large after a daring prison break. The attack in Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, targeted Shia Muslims marking Ashura, the anniversary of the death of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP PHOTO / AMINU ABUBAKAR
Mustapha Lawan Nasidi, the leader of the Shi'a Muslim community (C) stands over bodies of sect members at Madrasatul Fudiyya seminary in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on on November 23, 2014. At least 15 people were killed and over 50 injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a ceremony marking Ashura, the annual commemoration of the killing of Husseyn, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. Six other people were killed when soldiers opend fire on the mourners fleeing the scene, according to a shiite cleric and witnesses. AFP PHOTO / Aminu ABUBAKAR
Shiite faithful dressed in black walk at the scene of a suicide blast in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on November 23, 2014. At least 15 people were killed and over 50 injured when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at at a ceremony marking Ashura, the annual commemoration of the killing of Husseyn, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed. Six other people were killed when soldiers opend fire on the mourners fleeing the scene, according to a shiite cleric and witnesses. AFP PHOTO / Aminu ABUBAKAR