A female suicide bomber in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State this morning detonated her device near a bus station and killed five people while more than 20 others were injured.
Security personnel have since cordoned off the area.
Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, Director of Media and Publicity to Yobe State Governor, confirmed the blast, adding that the dead have been evacuated to mortuary while the injured victims are currently being attended to by health and emergency workers.