Suicide bomber in Gombe lynched by Angry mob

 

Daily Sun learnt that suspected bomber allegedly arrived the motor park carrying a sack.
“He was prevented because he refused to allow himself to be screened by people at the entrance of the park.
“On opening the sack the explosives were discovered

“The Youths in Gombe captured him with the explosives. He was thoroughly beaten and set ablaze outside Gombe Line Motor Park”
Another version claimed that the suspected bomber reportedly forced his way into the premises of the park where he dropped the wired sack suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device.
“He tried to run away with a remote control in his hands but he was arrested by youths beat him and put tire on him, doused him with petrol and burnt him alive,” a witnesse told Daily Sun on telephone
A bold youth from among the crowd was said to have taken the risk of taking out the IED the bomber left in the park to the main road so as to limit the damage the bomb would cost if it explodes.
The body of the suspect is on fire now while officers from police anti-bomb unit arrived the scene at the time of filing report.
The State Police Commissioner, Abdullahi Kudu Mna arrived the scene almost immediately.
He told reporters that the explosion would have been devastating if it had exploded at the scene after a bomb exploded barely three weeks ago.
According to him, he was pleased with the response of the Police and other security outfits even though the suspect was mobbed to death by the angry youths.
He explained that the man tried to force himself into the park even when the security at the gate insisted his bag must be searched but that onlookers desperately pounced on the suspect and the mob action overtook the event.
He said five components of RPG’s and other components of ammunition were found in the suspects bag while Police had since cordoned the area and dispersed onlookers from the scene as at the time of filing this report. He also cautioned members of the public to be more alert and security conscious.
It will be recalled that barely three weeks back, a bomb was detonated in the parks killing no fewer than 30 persons around 10:00 am when business at the park was at its peak.