A suicide bomber has killed at least 50 people during an
attack which occurred at the early hours of Tuesday at Mubi mosque, Adamawa
State.
The Adamawa Police Command, who confirmed the death toll had
risen to 50, said rescuers were still trying to ascertain the exact number of
people killed in the attack.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Othman Abubakar,
said a young boy was responsible for the blast which occurred during the early
morning prayer.
“We have 50 dead and we are now trying to get the exact
number of those injured ,” Abubakar said.
The early morning suicide attack happened in Dazala area of
Mubi town in Adamawa, on Tuesday around 5:00 a.m. when Muslims were observing
the early morning prayer.
Since the liberation of Mubi from Boko Haram insurgents in
2014, the incident was the first in three years.
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