Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the bomb explosion which occurred on Friday at the Malkohi Camp in Yola, Adamawa State.
Abubakar express sadness at the target of the largest camp in Nigeria which serves as refuge for thousands of people who fled the insurgency from Borno and Yobe States.
“I’m deeply saddened by the bombing incident at the Yola IDP camp today. Only persons with hearts of evil could do this. The Yola IDP camp is the largest in Nigeria and refuge to thousands of people who fled the insurgency from Borno and Yobe” Atiku said.
He added that many people he knows including staff and students of America University Nigeria (AUN) were working as volunteers in the camp.
“Many people I know were working as volunteers in the camp, including staff and students of AUN, who sustained minor injuries in today’s blast” he said.
Abubakar described the attack as an attempt to break the spirits of the people who came to the state to seek refuge.
“The perpetrators will know no peace. We refuse to be broken. We will win the war against terrorism. We shall overcome”, Atiku said.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detonated on Friday morning at Malkohi camp in Yola. The agency said policemen have been drafted to the scene and the area condoned off.
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