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Nigerian police say Potiskum station bomber a man, not teenage girl


    BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian police said a suicide bomber who blew up a bus station in the northeastern town of Potiskum on Tuesday was a man, not a teenage girl as reported by some witnesses.

    "There were two young females in his vicinity, which is why some witnesses thought it was a MAN (MAN.XE)" said police spokesman for Yobe state, where Potiskum lies, Gbadegesin Toyin.

    (Reporting by Ardo Abdallah; Writing by Tim Cocks)