Monday 2 June 2014
40 killed in Adamawa bomb blast •Scores killed as Boko Haram attacks 4 Borno villages
MEMBERS of Boko Haram, on Sunday, threw
bomb at a football field, near a bar and brothel
located close to a major military base in Mubi,
Adamawa State.
Preliminary reports, according to
SaharaReporters, disclosed that at least 40
people died in the attack at the location
popularly known as “Kaban.”
Two security sources in the area told
SaharaReporters that a horrendous explosion
rocked the area, usually patronised by civilian
and military patrons.
The explosion, according to the sources,
happened around 6.00 p.m.
Soldiers based in Mubi frequently join civilians
to eat, drink and dance at the watering hole, the
sources said, adding that military commanders
had warned soldiers not to stay at the joint after
4.00 p.m.
One of the sources said none of the casualties
was a soldier, but the other stated that it was too
early to determine if any soldiers was involved.
The bombed facility is a short distance away
from the headquarters of the Special Operations
Battalion (SOB) of the Nigerian Army in Mubi.
The battalion is at the center of the counter-
offensive against Boko Haram’s daring attacks
on military and civilian targets.
Meanwhile, suspected Boko Haram militants
launched a series of attacks on four villages in
Borno State, killing several people, residents
said on Sunday.
The attacks, according to AFP, hit the villages
of Nuwari, Musari and Walori on Saturday,
where gunmen, some dressed as soldiers and
riding in 4x4 trucks, opened fire on civilians
and razed much of the area, according to
multiple witness accounts.
“They burnt all the villages and took away all
our livestock,” said Nuwari resident, Bunu
Kaloma, providing details reported by other
witnesses.
He said 15 people were killed in the spate of
attacks, but there were conflicting reports and it
was not possible to establish a concrete death
toll.
Separately on Thursday, gunmen reportedly
attacked a wedding in nearby Kolma village.
“They came in after dark while a wedding party
was going on and went on shooting and tossing
explosives into homes,” said a resident, Bukar
Mustapha.
All of the targeted villages are in the Gamboru
Ngala district, near the border with Cameroon,
where Boko Haram killed hundreds in a
gruesome attack earlier in May.
The killings could not, however, be confirmed
from security officers as of the time of filing the
report, as a result of poor mobile phone network
coverage.
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