Madalla is a town in
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
near the capital
Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
. It is in between Suleja and Abuja and mostly referred to as Abuja.
Madalla has some areas of attention like the surrounding rocky hills and mountains all over the town. It is a rural-urban Settlement with a population of about 80,000 individuals.
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Attacks
In September 2011 five Igbo
Igbo may refer to:
* Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria
* Igbo language, their language
* anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria
See also
* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
* Igbo music
* Igbo art
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* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
businessmen were shot dead by two men in an apparent sectarian
Sectarianism is a political or cultural conflict between two groups which are often related to the form of government which they live under. Prejudice, discrimination, or hatred can arise in these conflicts, depending on the political status quo ...
attack.[
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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 also houses the Zuma Rock at the outskirts of the city.
References
Populated places in Niger State
Abuja
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