At least 44 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the country’s main relief agency said yesterday, after a bloody week of violence blamed on Boko Haram.
“At the moment, we have 44 dead bodies and 47 others injured from the scenes of the two attacks,” said Mohammed Abdulsalam, who works with the National Emergency Management Agency.
The first went off at about 9:14pm at a restaurant in a shopping complex near a bus station and the University of Jos that was filled with Muslims breaking the Ramadan fast, resident Saminu Attahiru told reporters by telephone yesterday.
That was followed about four minutes later by gunfire and a blast at a popular mosque, survivor Tijjani Saifullahi said.
Earlier on Sunday, a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside the Redeemed Christian Church of God in the city of Potiskum, in Yobe State, killing five.
The attacker entered the Jigawa area on the outskirts of Potiskum and detonated his explosives.
A police officer said four worshipers died instantly, with a fifth succumbing to her injuries shortly afterwards in hospital.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of Sunday’s attacks, but both cities been targeted by Boko Haram fighters.
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