Ranti Kayode/
No fewer than 50 victims died today in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State, says police authorities.
According to Adamawa State police spokesman, SP Othman Abubakar, a young boy was responsible for the blast which occurred during the early morning prayer.
“We have 50 dead and we are now trying to get the exact number of those injured,” Abubakar said.
The attack was in Dazala area of Mubi town at about 5 a.m when Muslims were observing the early morning prayer.
The incident was the first in three years since the liberation of Mubi town from Boko Haram insurgents in 2014.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari, in a reaction sent to NewsmakersNG, described the suicide bomb blast as “very cruel and dastardly”.
While commiserating with families of the several victims, government and people of the state, Buhari assured that government would do everything required to secure the state from the deadly menace of Boko Haram.
In the statement signed by Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari enjoined the people in the entire North-East to be more vigilant and report suspicious persons to security agencies in order to avert further attacks on soft targets by the terrorist group.
The statement says: “President Buhari has also directed the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to deploy more police personnel to prevent further attacks by armed bandits in Zamfara State.
“Noting the current moves by the IGP to review police personnel and strategy in the state, the President directed him to visit the state and report back his findings about the deadly attacks.
“The directives followed recent killings and wanton destruction carried out by unknown gunmen on communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government Areas of the state.
“President Buhari prayed that God would console the bereaved families in the Adamawa and Zamfara incidents, heal the injured, and grant rest to the souls of the departed.”