Terrorists belonging to the extreme Islamist group, Boko Haram, today
bombed a bar and brothel located near a major military base in Mubi,
Adamawa State. Preliminary reports disclosed that at least sixty people
died in the attack at the location popularly known as "Kabang".
Two
security sources in the area told Reporters that a horrendous
explosion rocked the bar and brothel which usually teems with civilian
and military patrons.
The explosion happened close to 6 pm. Nigerian
time, both sources said. One of our sources said none of the casualties
was a soldier, but the other stated that it was too early to determine
whether any of the dead were soldiers.
The bombed facility is a
short distance away from the headquarters of the Special Operations
Battalion (SOB) of the Nigerian army in Mubi. The battalion is at the
center of the Nigerian government's counter-offensive against Boko
Haram's increasingly daring attacks on military and civilian targets.
Soldiers
based in Mubi frequently join civilians to eat, drink and dance at the
watering hole, our sources said, adding that military commanders
generally warned soldiers not to stay at the joint past 4 p.m.
In
recent weeks, Boko Haram has carried out deadly attacks in the northeast
Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and tone, despite the Federal
Government's declaration of a state if emergency in the three states.
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