30+ people dead after explosion blasts in a crowded marketplace, in Yola. The Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reports, at least 32 people have been killed and multiple injured in the blast that happened in the Northeastern Nigerian city.
The explosion occurred on Tuesday night, at a fruit and vegetable market beside a main road in the Jimeta area of Adamawa's state capital
One of the shop owners, Alhaji Ahmed, reported what he saw to Reuters news agency, "The ground near my shop was covered with dead bodies. I helped to load 32 dead bodies into five vehicles."
Tho there has been no claim of responsibility yet for the marketplace bombing, the Nigerian Government is leaving no stone unturned at the wake of this attack.
Last Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari was in Yola to recognize soldiers for their zeal and bravery in the fight against the terrorist group, Boko Haram. He also visited a camp for displaced people due to six years of violence that have left at least 17,000 people dead.
He told troops he believed Boko Haram "are very close to defeat" and urged soldiers "to remain vigilant, alert and focused to prevent Boko Haram from sneaking into our communities to attack soft targets".
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