For the first time Yola suffers Boko Haram attack.

                        10 dead, as Yola suffers first Boko Haram attack.

As it was reported by Umar Yusuf & Ndahi Marama vanguard correspondence.YOLA — FOR the first time, Yola, capital of Adamawa State suffered an attack from insurgents of the Boko Haram sect, which launched attacks on Adamawa and Borno states, killing 14 persons and injuring several others.

10 persons were killed in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, while four were killed in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. click for details...

In Maiduguri, a suicide bomber detonated his Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a military checkpoint at Shagari Low-cost Housing Estate, along Maiduguri-Monguno Eoad, killing four people with several others seriously injured.

The fresh explosion, yesterday, according to sources, occurred at a military checkpoint around Shagari low cost estate when the suicide bomber who had planned to wreak havoc in the city of Maiduguri decided to detonate his wares at the checkpoint when he realized that it would be difficult for him to beat the security mounted by the operatives.

The source said “four people including the suicide bomber died at the checkpoint, but I cannot tell you whether security operatives were part of the victims.

“It was at about 6pm when motorists and residents were rushing home to beat the 7pm curfew when a suicide bomber that was in one of the vehicles waiting to be checked detonated his explosives, killing four people with scores injured.

“Both the dead and the injured were evacuated to an undisclosed hospital in Maiduguri, while security operatives quickly cordoned off the area to prevent further attacks and killings”, the source stated.

Confirming the incident, the Police Commissioner, Mr. Aderemi Opadokun said:

“It is true. It happened near a military checkpoint. “Two persons dead and three injured”, Opadokun stated.

10 killed in Yola

Also yesterday, a bomb blast suspected to be from a suicide bomber occurred in Yola, the capital city of Adamawa State, for the first time since the Boko Haram menace started in the North-East.

One witness said at least 10 people were killed and about 30 injured.

A resident of the town, Salihu Aliyu, said that the blast happened in front of the Jimeta main market at about 7:45pm.

“We just finished observing the Maghrib prayer when we heard a loud blast near the market. He added that the casualty figure was likely to be high because the explosion occurred when many traders had closed their shops, and were rushing home.

“You know many traders also come out of the market and display their wares outside the main market to also observe the night market. There was even traffic gridlock in the area with many Keke Napep operators (tricycle operators) jostling for passengers when the bomb exploded”, he said.

Adamawa Police image maker, ASP Abubakar Othman confirmed the blast but could not give the casualty figure.

The entire area has been cordoned off by the military as the capital city remained quiet and deserted.