Another explosion hits Jos

                                 

Barely four months after multiple bomb blasts rocked West of Mines, the central area in Jos, Plateau State, two bombs

again went off in the late hours of Saturday in two spots at Angwan Rukuba area of the metropolis.

 Source gathered that the two bombs exploded 10 minutes after each other at Tina Junction and Odus area, respectively. God Please help Nigeria!!

  

Gunshots also rent the air about 30 minutes later, although it could not be confirmed the direction from where they were coming.

 Although details of the bomb blasts were still sketchy as at press time, our source gathered that the first blast went off at about 10.10 pm near a popular television viewing centre, called Executive Mansion, while the second went off 10 minutes later at Odus, about five kilometres to Tina junction.

The sound of the blasts was heard many kilometres away as it reverberated through the silence of the night.

  

It was further gathered that the one that went off at Tina junction was dropped along the road and was suspected to be targeted at the television viewing centre. There was no report of fatality as at press time, but 11 people were said to have been injured, with three in critical condition.

  

However three persons were said to have been killed at Odus, but it was not confirmed.

  

A source in Nigerian Red Cross Society who pleaded anonymity t said that his team were just arriving one of the spots and was yet to evacuate any casualty. He however said that three bodies had been sighted.

  

Attempts to get the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dipo Ayeni, were not successful as his phone was off.

  

The Special Task Force could not be reached either. Of the two emergency lines in use by the STF, one was switched off while the second one rang unpicked.

  

The latest incident came a few days after a text message was circulated around the town warning people of imminent bomb blasts in certain areas of Jos.

The message read, "There is a security report that on December 24, 2011, there will be bomb blasts in the following areas- Gyel market, Kugiya market, Abattior, Tudu wada,Tina junction,Satellite market, Angwa Rukuba, Hwolshe, Anglo Jos. Avoid populated places. Let’s pray about it. Let’s spread the news."

Similar explosions occurred on July 30, 2011, when bombs were detonated at the Angwan and Sarki Mangu areas of the city. Also on December 24, 2010, multiple bombs went off in Gada Biu and Angwan Rukuba areas of Jos North killing scores of people and wounding many.

again went off in the late hours of Saturday in two spots at Angwan Rukuba area of the metropolis.

Source gathered that the two bombs exploded 10 minutes after each other at Tina Junction and Odus area, respectively.

Gunshots also rent the air about 30 minutes later, although it could not be confirmed the direction from where they were coming.

Although details of the bomb blasts were still sketchy as at press time, our source gathered that the first blast went off at about 10.10 pm near a popular television viewing centre, called Executive Mansion, while the second went off 10 minutes later at Odus, about five kilometres to Tina junction.

The sound of the blasts was heard many kilometres away as it reverberated through the silence of the night.

It was further gathered that the one that went off at Tina junction was dropped along the road and was suspected to be targeted at the television viewing centre. There was no report of fatality as at press time, but 11 people were said to have been injured, with three in critical condition.

However three persons were said to have been killed at Odus, but it was not confirmed.

A source in Nigerian Red Cross Society who pleaded anonymity t said that his team were just arriving one of the spots and was yet to evacuate any casualty. He however said that three bodies had been sighted.

Attempts to get the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dipo Ayeni, were not successful as his phone was off.

The Special Task Force could not be reached either. Of the two emergency lines in use by the STF, one was switched off while the second one rang unpicked.

The latest incident came a few days after a text message was circulated around the town warning people of imminent bomb blasts in certain areas of Jos.

The message read, "There is a security report that on December 24, 2011, there will be bomb blasts in the following areas- Gyel market, Kugiya market, Abattior, Tudu wada,Tina junction,Satellite market, Angwa Rukuba, Hwolshe, Anglo Jos. Avoid populated places. Let’s pray about it. Let’s spread the news."

Similar explosions occurred on July 30, 2011, when bombs were detonated at the Angwan and Sarki Mangu areas of the city. Also on December 24, 2010, multiple bombs went off in Gada Biu and Angwan Rukuba areas of Jos North killing scores of people and wounding many.