A lone suicide bomber, believed to be a member of the Islamist militant sect, Boko Haram, carried out the attack which eye witnesses said left no fewer than 30 people dead and about 50 others injured.
The attack which occurred at about seven hours after eight people died in an accident on the Osara-Okene Express Road, Kogi State, sparked protests by youths, who alleged that it was traceable to politicians.
The angry youths damaged former governor Ali Modu Sheriff's office on Kashim Imam Way before they left for the Government Reservation Area where they also torched a building belonging to him.
The statement added that the governor had met with the National Security Adviser in Abuja on issues of security of lives and property in Borno State.
The governor appealed to all the residents of the state to remain law abiding and reminded them that peace was a collective duty of all.
In Kogi State, an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus, a trailer and a truck claimed the lives of eight people on the Osara-Okene Express Road at about 6.30am on Tuesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Kogi State Command, Mr. Redengha Tampa, said the trailer collided with the truck and the bus.
All the dead were said to be the bus passengers. Two other occupants of the bus, who sustained injuries, were rushed to Abobo Clinic, Itakpe, for treatment.
The corpses were taken to the mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja.
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