A teenage boy today detonated a suicide vest at a crowded market in Gombi town in Adamawa State, killing as many as eight and injuring about 17 others.
The casualty figures are still unclear, but Adamawa state police spokesman Othman Abubakar said three people including the bomber were confirmed dead, while 17 others were injured.
An eye witness said that he saw at least eight dead bodies, after the blast which happened at about 1pm today.
Residents say they saw mutilated bodies as they ran in panic, with traders abandoning their stalls.
Gombi was recaptured from Boko Haram in 2014 and since then, the insurgents have made several failed attempts to retake the town from the Nigerian
Meanwhile facts have emerged that the bombers that attacked Chibok, north-east Nigeria on Wednesday were men wearing woman veils (hijabs), according to Nigerian military. The men were said to have strapped the explosives to their backs to look like babies.
At least 13 people were killed in the multiple explosions.
Chibok is the town where Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in 2014. [myad]