A twin bomb blast have just occurred at Buhari Housing Estate in Damaturu, Yobe State.
The State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA) has confirmed 16 people dead.
As stated by reports, the explosions were heard in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, in the early hours of this morning, October 7.
The first attack was reportedly carried out by three teenage boys at a mosque inside Buhari Estate.
An eyewitness said the suicide bomber came near the mosque, hugged one of the boys and blew up himself and others nearby.
The injured have been rushed to Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital for treatment.