The governor’s private house which also serves as his official residence was bombed in late Thursday afternoon attack in Gombe.
The attack happened not at the government state residence of Governor Ibrahim Dakwambo. It was gathered that a Police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) that was stationed in front of his house was the target in the bomb attack.
The bombing also touched-off multiple explosions and had rocked the district where the governor resides. No casualties or fatalities have been reported.
The Liaison Officer of Gombe State in Abuja confirmed the attack to journalists over the phone.
•Source: Daily Sun.
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