The Adamawa State Government has confirmed that seven
people died and 13 were injured in an explosion that
occurred at the Malkohi Internally Displaced Persons camp,
near Yola, on Friday morning.



The state Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmad
Sajoh, confirmed the incident to newsmen after a visit to the
Federal Medical Centre, Yola, where the injured persons
were receiving treatment.


Sajoh said four officials of the National Emergency
Management Agency were among the injured persons.
He also said another blast was reported in Madagali, but
that the casualty figure was still unknown.
“I just got the report of another blast in Madagali but as I
speak to you, I am still trying to get the actual picture of the
situation.



“I got the report from officials of the Adamawa State
Emergency Management Agency,” Sajoh said.
He said the state government would foot the bill of all those
injured in the Malkohi incident.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that following the
Malkohi blast, security operatives have commenced fresh
screening of all IDPs at the camp.


All the IDPs where gathered in one section of the camp as
policemen, soldiers and other officials of the camp
embarked on the screening.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Gabriel Adaji, who
spoke on the development, said security had been beefed
up at the camp to forestall a reoccurrence.
Adaji said it was possible that the persons that came with
the explosive that rocked the camp joined the IDPs that
were brought to the camp on Thursday night from Madagali.



“We suspect one of those IDPs that came newly, possibly
they beat the security checks to cause this tragedy.
“It is unfortunate. We are now trying our best to see that
such incident does not happen again,” he said.
The NEMA Camp Coordinator in Adamawa, Mr. Saad Bello,
confirmed that a total of 298 IDPs from Madagali and 17
from Sambisa forest were brought to the camp on Thursday
night.


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Cc:Lalasticlala

How more wicked can these wannabe Boko Haram boss be? May the souls of the departed rest in peace and quick recovery to the injured.

How did this happened, brought in IDP's into the camp without a thorough check, what kind of negligence is this. This should be corrected please. RIP to the dead.