JOS Blast Update-25 Dead

Information coming fom thehe ofice o The National Emergency Management Agency [NEMA] reveals that 25 people died in the twin bombs that exploded yesterday in Jos Plateau state.
But the spokesperson of the Special Task Force on Jos crisis [STF], Ikedichi Iweha, claimed 16 persons died in the incident.source


However, a resident of the area told the BBC Hausa service on Thursday evening that shortly after the incident, he counted 31 bodies – 11 in one location, and 20 in another.

Other witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES the death toll might rise as some of those injured suffered “serious and critical injuries”.

The STF spokesperson however said a detachment of security operatives have taken over the scene of the incident.