Madalla

Madalla is a town in Nigeria near the capital Abuja. It is in Between Suleja and Abuja and mostly referred to as Abuja.

Madalla
Town
Coordinates: 9.104°N 7.215°E / 9.104; 7.215

Madalla has some areas of attention like the surrounding rocky hills and mountains all over the city. It is a rural-urban Settlement with a population of about 50,000 individuals[1]

Attacks

In September 2011 five Igbo businessmen were shot dead by two men in an apparent sectarian attack.[1]

It was the site of the December 2011 Christmas Day bombing that took place at the st. Theresa Catholic Church where a terrorist sect known as Boko Haram attacked.

Madalla is generally peaceful and has happy occupants in the sorrounding and it also houses the Zuma Rock at the outskirts of the city.

References
  1. Oladipo, Adelowo (4 October 2011). "Igbo five: Peace returns to Madallah". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
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