September 11, 2015
Seven persons were killed and 20 injured in the bomb blast that occurred today at the Malkohi Internally Displaced Persons camp in Yola, Adamawa State.
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency say the incident occurred in a warehouse in the camp.
NEMA’s Adamawa spokesman Sanni Datti said that seven of the injured persons were treated and discharged while 13 others, including four NEMA officials, are still receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center in Yola.
“The bomb, which was planted inside a tent, went off this morning at around 10: 50am,” Datti said.