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Bomb Blast Kills 9 In IDP Camp, Buhari, Atiku React by Roommaster1(m): 11:35pm On Sep 12, 2015 |
BY UMAR YUSUF &
LIVINUS NWABUGHIOGU
A bomb explosion Friday
morning rocked the
Malkohi camp of the
Internally Displaced
Persons, IDPs killing no
fewer than nine
persons, while nine
others were injured,
most of them in critical
situation.
Among the injured
were four members
of the National
Emergency
Management Agency,
NEMA and other
humanitarian bodies
overseeing the camp.
Malkohi is about 30
kilometers from Yola,
the state capital and
close to the 23rd
Brigade of the Nigerian
Army Yola.
The loud bang from the
blast which occurred at
exactly 10:15am shook
the Adamawa state
capital and its environs.
The dead and the
injured where hurriedly
evacuated to the
Federal Medical Centre,
Yola, even as the
military immediately
cordoned off the blast
venue.
When vanguard visited
the scene of the blast,
pieces of human flesh
and blood stained
clothes still littered the
area.
Hundreds of the IDPs in
the camp clustered
around while many
others were ordered
out of the camp for
rescreening before
going back into the
camp.
The blast shattered
three tents and the
NEMA stores housing
relief materials for the
IDPs.
Speaking to newsmen
at the blast venue,
NEMA camp coordinator
in Adamawa state,
Sa’ad Bello suspected
that the blast might
have originated from
the over 300 IDPs
brought into the camp
earlier Thursday
morning from Madagali
and 70 others from
Sambisa forest.
The coordinator
confirmed that the
number of dead might
be higher because of
the seriousness of
those injured.
In another
development,President
Muhammadu Buhari has
condemned the Friday
bombing of the
Internally Displaced
Persons, IDP camp in
Yola, Adamawa State,
ordering tighter security
around the camps
He has also directed
security agencies and
other relevant
authorities security
measures to be
proactive to forestall
such occurrence.
Similarly, President
Buhari condemned and
described as heinous
and cowardly the bomb
blast in the Malkohi
camp that resulted in
loss of lives.
The President while
noting that the
terrorists were bent on
causing fear and panic
among the populace by
detonating bombs
within soft spots
where hapless citizens
reside also urged the
public not be deterred
but rise in unison to
completely stamp out
what was left of the
insurgents.
“We must not let the
desperate and evil-
minded criminals have
any respite. There’s
now an urgent need for
all to be, by paying
utmost attention to
security issues at all
levels – home, work,
market, places of
worship, schools, etc.
“To defeat terrorism,
all hands round the clock
vigilence is called for.
country’s security
agents with vital
information to preempt
and prevent crimes and
to forestall further
insurgent activities”, he
said.
Former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar has
also expressed deep
sadness at the bombing
of the Yola Internally
Displaced Persons, IDP
Camp that claimed
several lives and injured
many persons.
In a press statement
released by his Media
Office in Abuja on
Friday, the former Vice
President said that the
bombing could only have
been planned and
executed by persons
with hearts of evil,
saying that the
perpetrators will know
no peace.
Atiku said it was
pathetic for these
agents of evil to target
the thousands of
already traumatised
and vulnerable people
mainly from Borno and
Yobe who were seeking
refuge in the Camp.
“Many people I know
were working as
volunteers in the camp,
including staff and
students of AUN, who
are being nurtured and
mentored in the best
tradition of service to
humanity by giving of
their time, energy and
at times resources to
their fellow human
beings.
“Today’s attack is an
attempt to break the
spirits of the people
who came to seek
refuge. www.vanguardngr.com/2015/09/bomb-blast-kills-9-in-idp-camp-buhari-atiku-react/
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Re: Bomb Blast Kills 9 In IDP Camp, Buhari, Atiku React by Ufranklin92(m): 12:00am On Sep 13, 2015 |
Re: Bomb Blast Kills 9 In IDP Camp, Buhari, Atiku React by PRINCENWAEZE(m): 12:02am On Sep 13, 2015 |
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