UPDATE! Death Toll From Yola Bomb Blast Rises to 34

 

 

The new death toll of 34 was revealed by the Adamawa State Red Cross, which added that about 80 others were wounded in the attack  that rocked the Adamawa state capital on Tuesday evening.

The blast was set off by a suicide bomber at the Jambutu bypass in the Jimeta area of the city at about 8:00pm.

 

Many of the injured are said to have been rushed to the hospital in the Yola, where they are being treated. The wounded are being attended to by medical personnel assisted by the Red Cross and NEMA.

No group has claimed responsibility for the incident but members of the Boko Haram terrorists have carried out deadly attacks on the North-Eastern Nigerian town a number of times, the last being on October 24.