A blast that hit a market in Yola, Adamawa State yesterday
evening killed 32 people and injured 80 others. Both the Red Cross and National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
evening killed 32 people and injured 80 others. Both the Red Cross and National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
The explosion occurred at a fruit and vegetable market
beside a main road in the Jimeta area of Adamawa’s state capital around 8pm.
beside a main road in the Jimeta area of Adamawa’s state capital around 8pm.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blast
bore the hallmarks of militant Islamist group Boko Haram which has killed
thousands over the last six years in its bid to create a state adhering to
strict Sharia law in the northeast.
bore the hallmarks of militant Islamist group Boko Haram which has killed
thousands over the last six years in its bid to create a state adhering to
strict Sharia law in the northeast.
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