The National
Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has confirmed that many people died and 20
injured in Mubi Mosque bomb blast on Tuesday morning. PREMIUM TIMES reported
how a suicide bomber detonated his explosive at the packed mosque during the early
morning prayer.
Idris Garga,
the North East Coordinator of NEMA, confirmed the casualty in an interview with
the News Agency of Nigeria in Mubi.
“So far 15 people are
killed and about 20 sustained different degrees of injuries in the Mubi Mosque
bomb blast,” Mr. Garga said.
He said that suspected
Boko Haram suicide bombers carried out the attack. He also said that the attack
targeted Muslims faithful who went out to perform their morning prayers at the
mosque.
Also, Haruna Hamman-Furo,
Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency, ADSEMA,
also confirmed that 15 people were killed and several others injured due to the
blast.
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe
have been the most affected states by the Boko Haram insurgency that has caused
about 100,000 deaths since 2009.
Source: Premium Times
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