Bombing during a football match in Nigeria kills 40

At Least 40 People Died And Several Got Injured In A Bombing At A Football Pitch In The Northeastern Region Of Nigeria On Sunday.Police said that the incident happened in the town of Mubi in Adamawa state. It is to be noted that it is one of three states in northeastern Nigeria which has been under a state of emergency.

A nurse at the Mubi General Hospital said that 40 people got killed in the attack and some sustained critical injuries.

In 2012, Adamawa had witnessed a gruesome massacre by Boko Haram militants at a post-secondary technical college.

Mubi is located near Nigeria’s border with Cameroon and near the area from where two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were captured in April by Boko Haram gunmen.

The three were allowed to walk free on Sunday and they were then taken to Cameroon in a military helicopter.

The bomb exploded at around 6:30 pm (1730 GMT) at the pitch in Mubi’s Kabang area. The explosion happened when fans were trying to leave the field after watching a local club match.

Eyewitnesses said that women and children were also caught up in the blast. Boko Haram had started armed war against the Nigerian government in 2009 and the group has killed over 1000 people so far.

In April, the group kidnapped over 200 girls from a school. All these girls are still in their captivity.

Delhi Daily News