Madagali
Coordinates: 10 ° 53 ' N , 13 ° 37' E
Madagali is a city and Local Government Area in the state of Adamawa in northeast Nigeria near the border with Cameroon .
The Sukur cultural landscape is recognized as a World Heritage Site.
Madagali has been in the territory of the terrorist organization Boko Haram since 2009 . In 2014, the attempt to militarily push back the occupation failed. In 2015, a suicide bomber killed 25 people in an attack on a market square. On December 9, 2016, two female suicide bombers killed at least 56 people in a marketplace.
traffic
Madagali is on the A13 national road.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nigeria: Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Militants Seize Major Towns. outlookindia.com, September 7, 2014, accessed December 10, 2016 .
- ↑ Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali. BBC News, December 28, 2015, accessed December 10, 2016 .
- ↑ At least 56 dead from suicide bombings in Nigeria. Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2016, accessed December 10, 2016 .