There was a bomb attack on Thursday in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, the Adamawa Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Luka Ikpi, told journalists.
The intensity of the explosion fast drew the attention of intelligence officers to the scene of the incident which was opposite the command state headquarters of the FRSC. He said: “When I heard the loud bang, I had to run out of my office to inquire what really happened.”
A resident of the state, Abraham Tunoh, said the bombing which occurred on Thursday at the Kofare area of Yola, close to a mechanic workshop along Numan Road, was in possession of four children. The children told the police that an unknown man gave them N2, 500 to carry out the attack.
It was gathered that the Boko Haram insurgent instructed them to drop the explosive at a specific place in Bachure suburb, near the Army Barracks mainly inhabited by retired military personnel.
A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said two of the kid messengers who were arrested by the police told interrogators that “an unknown person gave us N2,500 to drop the explosive at the barracks.” The boys were aged between nine and 15 years.
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