Breaking News: Bombs Recovered from Boko Haram Caused Explosion at Police Office in Yola (Photos)
Some
details surrounding a powerful explosion suspected from a bomb which
occurred at the Jimeta Divisional Police Headquarters, in Yola, Adamawa
State, has emerged.
A scene from the explosion
We reported it here few
hours ago shortly before noon that there was an explosion at the Jimeta
Divisional Police Headquarters, in Yola, Adamawa State as many police
officers were feared dead in Thursday’s bomb blast.
It was gathered that all buildings within the headquarters of
Nigerian Police Anti-Bomb Squad, including the State Investigation
Bureau (SIB), and Motor Traffic Division (MTD), were all affected by the
bomb explosion.
It was further revealed that neighbouring buildings including the
Jimeta Central Primary School, as well as headquarters of NITEL, post
office, as well as the Jimeta central prison, were all affected by the
blast.
According to Mohammed Gazali, the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa
State, the blast was caused by bombs recovered from Boko Haram
insurgents and warehoused by the police alongside other crime exhibits,
adding that most of the victims of the explosion were police personnel,
though he did not give figures of casualties.
"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," Gazali said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the explosion also
affected the walls of nearby Majalisa Primary School where some pupils
were injured.
Ahmad Sajoh, the Adamawa state Commissioner for Information,
confirmed that the pupils sustained minor injuries and had been treated
and discharged from hospital.
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