Bomb Blasts Rock Adamawa; Scores Feared Dead

Multiple explosions hit Madagali in Adamawa State today, with scores feared dead, witnesses said.

The attack occurred at a busy market early Friday. Details of casualties are still expected. Madagali is some 276km from the Adamawa State capital, Yola.

The town, which is close to neighbouring Borno State, was one of several others held by Boko Haram at the height of the group’s brutal insurgency.

The latest blast is the third in Madagali, following attacks by two female suicide bombers in the area on December 28, 2015, at a busy motor park. 30 people were killed in that blast and 16 were injured.

Security agents and first responders have mobilized to the scene of the blasts.