The Police have confirmed the return of normalcy in Dadin/Kowa and Dukku motor parks in Gombe, Gombe State, after the twin blasts that occurred on Wednesday night at the parks.
DSP Fwaje Atajiri, the spokesperson of the Gombe State Police Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Gombe on Thursday that people were going about their normal activities at the parks.
Atajiri said security personnel had cordoned off the parks on Wednesday after the incidents to protect lives and avert possible looting by hoodlums masquerading as sympathisers.
He said the parks were opened for normal activities after the anti-bomb squad had combed the environment to ensure safety of people.
Atajiri said: “You know when things like this happen, it is not everybody that goes there to sympathize.
“Some people will go there with a different motive.”
Atajiri called on the public to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement or unusual parcel found around them to the security agents.
According to him, the official casualty figures secured from the hospitals in respect of Wednesday’s blasts are 30 dead and 105 injured.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that there were explosions at Dadin/Kowa and Dukku Motor Parks on Wednesday night.
The first explosion at Dadin/Kowa park occurred at about 7:30pm, while the second followed at about an hour after the first one.
NAN.
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