Scene December 10 explosion at Kano market. Credits: AFP
At least 31 people were killed in a twin explosion that rocket the capital of Plateu State, Jos, on December 11, 2014, Thursday.
The Jos attack was reportedly launched after 6pm at the market near the Terminus bus station, AFP reports.
The coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mohammed Abdulsalam, confirmed the incident saying the targeted venue was a densely populated area.
Pam Ayuba, the spokesperson of Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, said 31 people died instantly adding however that the figure might rise as the rescuers
are still working at the site.
It would be recalled that the same area was attacked on May 20, following which the military arrested a suspect. According to various sources, from 118 to 200 people were killed in that twin blast.
Meanwhile it was disclosed yesterday by a top security source and a
nurse that a 13-year-old girl was detained December 10 in Kano after she
had entered together with her accomplice a medical facility in search
for treatment.
The doctors of the clinic, located not far from the scene of the recent Kano market explosion, kept vigilant following the tragedy and alerted the police.
The nurse, who pleaded for anonymity, said:
“We alerted the police who immediately mobilised and arrested the duo. On searching her, the police discovered explosives hidden under her hijab, confirming our suspicion. They took her and the man accompanying her away.”
The Jos attack was reportedly launched after 6pm at the market near the Terminus bus station, AFP reports.
The coordinator for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mohammed Abdulsalam, confirmed the incident saying the targeted venue was a densely populated area.
Pam Ayuba, the spokesperson of Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, said 31 people died instantly adding however that the figure might rise as the rescuers
are still working at the site.
It would be recalled that the same area was attacked on May 20, following which the military arrested a suspect. According to various sources, from 118 to 200 people were killed in that twin blast.
The nurse, who pleaded for anonymity, said:
“We alerted the police who immediately mobilised and arrested the duo. On searching her, the police discovered explosives hidden under her hijab, confirming our suspicion. They took her and the man accompanying her away.”
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