Twin bomb explosions at two motor parks in Gombe metropolis on Wednesday night, have claimed no fewer than 30 lives, while 105 other persons sustained injuries, the Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCR) in Gombe state, has confirmed.

Malam Abubakar Yakubu, Secretary of NRCS in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the remains of the dead victims had been deposited at the mortuary of Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH) Gombe.

He said that those injured were also receiving medical attention at the hospital and Specialists’ Hospital, Gombe.

The Gombe State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Fwaje Atajiri, confirmed the incident, but said details on casualties were not available yet.

He said the first blast occurred at Dadinkowa motor part around 7.30 pm, followed by the second explosion at Dukku park some hours later.

Atajiri said the area of the incident had been cordoned off and movement in the metropolis, restricted throughout the remaining part of the night

An eye witness, Malam Idris Musa, told NAN that the explosion at the Dadinkowa Park occurred very close to a mosque when people were coming out of the mosque after performing their prayers.

NAN gathered that in both cases, the Improvised Explosive Devices, were planted.

But Reuters said a suicide bomber was involved with the explosion at Dadin Kowa. It occurred at a mosque as people gathered to pray, two witnesses said.

Umaru Sani, a shopkeeper, said a second bomb went off at Nasarawa junction near the same bus station, where people were selling vegetables.

“I heard two loud explosions, one after the other; I saw people coming out of the mosque with blood gushing out … I counted about seven dead bodies,” Ahmed Abu, a bus driver, said.

An official with the National Emergency Management Agency said at least seven people had been killed but they were still picking up bodies from the blast sites.

Another two blasts occurred at the gate of the major Duku bus station and a small nearby market.

“I was going towards my house when I heard two loud explosions coming from Kasuwar Mata … on arrival at the scene, I saw many dead bodies, I cannot count how many because it was getting dark,” Hussaini Adamu, a farmer, said.

Police spokesman Fwaje Ajiri said that he could not give a death toll yet but confirmed that there were blasts in both areas about an hour apart. He confirmed there was at least one blast in each location.