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About 50 people were reportedly killed in a bomb explosion that rocked Senior Science Secondary School, Pokistum, Yobe state today, Monday, November 10.
The explosion occurred around 8 am while the school was observing its routine morning assembly.
Victims, according to reports, included students and staff of the school.
According to witnesses and security officials, dozens of others injured in the explosion have been moved to the hospital for treatment.
A witness, who spoke to journalists on phone, said “It is another bad day for us today. A bomb just went off at Senior Science Secondary school Potiskum. It happened at the assembly ground.
“Many bodies of students are presently on the ground in pools of blood. We are running home now.”
The spokesperson of the Yobe State Command of the Nigeria Police, Nansak Chegwam, confirmed the incident, but declined further comments, saying the military is in charge of operations at the scene of the incident.
Potiskum Senior Science Secondary School is one of the densely populated boarding schools for boys, located very close to the Potiskum General Hospital in the heart of town.
