A
bomb blast went off at at the Jimeta Divisional Police Headquarters in
Yola, Adamawa State capital on Thursday, February 25, 2016.
The
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed four persons
dead in the accidental explosion that occurred around 11:44am.
A
statement signed by Senior Information Officer, NEMA, Mr Sani
Datti, said the explosion nearby Jimeta Primary School, Post Office, old
NITEL building and some neighbouring houses were affected.
The
state Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad Sajoh, disclosed that
the injured persons were taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola where
they were treated and discharged.
The
Commissioner of Police in Adamawa State, Mohammed Gazali has said that
the explosion which occurred at a police station on Thursday, February
25, 2016 was caused by a bomb which was in the station’s store.
Gazali said further that the bomb involved had been recovered from Boko Haram and was being kept as an exhibit.
He
said: “Policemen were mostly affected and we don’t know the actual
casualties for now as the place is not yet safe for us to go in.”
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