Adamawa State Polytechnic 4 students among 70 killed in Juma'at mosque bomb blast

At least four students of theAdamawa State Polytechnic(ADAMAWAPOLY) were among the persons killed in last Friday's bomb attack on theJambutu Juma’atMosque.

Reports quoting theNational Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) Coordinator in the state,Saad Bello, and his Nigerian Red Cross Societycounterpart, MallamAliyu Maikano, say the casualty figure had risen to 70 by Monday.

The state Commissioner for Higher Education, AlhajiHamid Rufai, was quoted in several reports saying a total of 25 students and staff of the institution were affected by the blast.

“Out of the 25 affected, four students lost their lives while the rest, including two staff members, sustained varying degrees of injuries,”Rufai reportedly said.

Student Pulsegathered that the blast occurred few minutes after the mosque, located on the ADAMAWAPOLY's Jambutu campus, was inaugurated by the District Head of Jimeta, AlhajiMuhammed Baba-Paris.