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NEMA says 11 died, 77 injured in Adamawa blasts

The suicide bomb attack happened on Friday, January 29, 2016, two days after multiple blast occurred in Chibok town, Borno State.

 

The acting Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Adamawa state, Mr Halilu Kangiwa  has revealed to newsmen that 11 people have died so far and 77 people were injured in the twin suicide bomb attack n Gombi market in Adamawa state.

Kangiwa said “We now have 58 others with serious injuries undergoing treatment in hospitals in Gombi and Yola towns.”

Reports said the market attracts large crowd including people from Cameroon and other neighbouring countries.

Meanwhile, former President Goodluck Jonathan  has dismissed reports that he attempted to broker a deal with Boko Haram.

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He made the clarification in an interview with a news website, Quartz, in Geneva, Switzerland. He said his administration did not set up any negotiating team.

Also, following the recent suicide bomb attacks in the North-East region of Nigeria, President Buhari has issued a statement saying the Boko Haram sect are out to embarrass his government.

A middle-aged man, Bukar Abacha, suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect was apprehended in Sapele, Delta state by officers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army.

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