According to reports, Tragedy occurred on Tuesday at Damaturu soccer viewing centre in Yobe soon after the World Cup game, Brazil vs Mexico, kicked off around 8 pm leaving atleast 7 people dead and several others injured.
The injured were said to have been rushed to the nearby hospitals.
State police commissioner confirmed the incident to AFP saying:
“There was an explosion outside a soccer viewing centre here in Damaturu at around 8:15 pm.
The site has been reportedly cordoned off.
A member of the medical staff of Sani Abacha Specialists Hospital in Damaturu told Channels TV that he had already counted 7 corpses and added that 15 other people were in critical condition.
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