The Adamawa State Director of Press, Mr Ahmad Sajoh, on Monday confirmed the blast that occurred at a football viewing centre in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, adding that “details will be made known to the community this morning”.
“Government is assessing the situation” he said, noting that
“all movement ceases by 7PM except for security agents, so the details (of the blast) will be made known to the community this morning” via a telephone interview on Sunrise Daily.
Mr Sajoh also confirmed that “people who suspect that their relatives were at the site of the blast have been trooping to the hospital to try to see if their loved ones are among the ones who are either killed or wounded”.
He however described the incidence as an “unfortunate and regrettable” occurrence, insisting that “we never hoped or prayed for it” and prayed “to see the end of this dastardly act”.
He commended the awareness of residents in the state, noting that “when we heard of the killings in Koma area, I visited the District Head, Imams, Pastors and community leaders and they all assured me that their subjects are always wary of suspicious movements” but “happily for us the story turned out to be false and we felt very relieved that there were no killings in Koma”.
Koma District is a smaller town compared to the commercial hub of the state, Mubi. It comprises of one district, seven villages and two Councillor wards.
Sajoh assured that even “the animals” in Koma were safe when he visited the area.
He described the false story in Koma as “scare mongering” and appealed to people to stop because “it is not in the interest of anybody” insisting that “we have a very grave and terrible situation in our hand and we can only confound it if we add a bit of scare mongering to it” he said.
