More than 30 people
were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, northeast
Nigeria, just days after President Muhammadu Buhari visited declaring that Boko
Haram were close to defeat.
The
explosion happened at about 8:20 pm (1920 GMT) in the Jambutu area of the
Adamawa state capital, although it was not immediately clear whether it was
caused by a suicide bomber or an improvised explosive device.
“So
far, we’ve recorded about 32 dead and about 80 injured,” said Sa’ad Bello, the
Yola coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency.
The
Red Cross and state police gave a slightly lower toll of 31 dead and 72
injured.
The
blast bore all the hallmarks of Boko Haram, which has previously attacked Yola
with suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices in recent months.
-Vanguard
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