27 People Die Last Night From Yola Bomb Blast

A bomb blast that occurred last night around 7.45pm in Jimeta, Yola, the Adamawa State capital has killed 27 people, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed.

The police also confirmed a suicide bomber was behind the blast. The scene of the blast is said to be very popular for night buyers and sellers of meat, cooked food and other foodstuffs.

A woman who sold cooked food with her daughters, 20 and 24 had asked them to pack and meet her at home few minutes she left the market, not knowing it would be the last time she would be seeing them. She was however inconsolable minutes later after hearing about the bomb blast.