Boko Haram
terrorist group has been alleged to have 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 Sahara 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.
Source: SaharaReporters
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