Bomb explosions believed to have been from Boko Haram hit Yola this evening at a market Killing scores of people.
Though Boko haram hasn't claimed responsibility, the group has killed around 1,000 people since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May, carrying out attacks on markets, bus stations and places of worship, as well as hit-and-run attacks on villages.
"The bomb blast occurred at the Jimeta by-pass which houses a vegetables, fruits and a timber market but I am yet to get the number of casualties," said Adamawa state police spokesman Usman Abubakar.
Bombs ripped through the lorry park along the Jimeta bypass in Yola, Adamawa state.
Though Boko haram hasn't claimed responsibility, the group has killed around 1,000 people since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May, carrying out attacks on markets, bus stations and places of worship, as well as hit-and-run attacks on villages.
"The bomb blast occurred at the Jimeta by-pass which houses a vegetables, fruits and a timber market but I am yet to get the number of casualties," said Adamawa state police spokesman Usman Abubakar.
Yola which has been hit by two bomb attacks this year, left more than 50 people dead.Eye witness say the scene of the blast is close to the main vegetable market in Yola.The explosion occurred around 7:30pm Nigerian time.
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