Madalla
Town in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
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Madalla is a town in Nigeria near the capital Abuja. It is in between Suleja and Abuja and mostly referred to as Abuja.
Madalla | |
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  Madalla Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9.104°N 7.215°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Territory | Federal Capital Territory |
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.[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.[2]
Madalla also houses the Zuma Rock at the outskirts of the city.[3]
