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12 students die in Jos explosions

Published by The Nation on Fri, 27 Feb 2015


Jos, the Plateau State capital, yesterday witnessed a simultaneous twin bomb explosions.Scores of students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) were feared killed as the explosions occurred directly opposite the main campus of the university.This is the third time Jos city has experienced twin-bomb explosions within a year.The explosions occurred amidst heavy rainfall between4pmand6pm.One of the explosions occurred at a motor park directly opposite the main campus on Bauchi Road. The second went off about 100 meters away, close to a military checkpoint but within the vicinity of the main campus.Students resumed last week for their second semester examinations after a three-month closure as a result of a riot.It was difficult to officially ascertain the number of casualties involved but eyewitnesses said no fewer than 12 bodies were seen being taken away from the scenes. There were fears that students who coming out of examination halls might have been affected.Plateau police confirmed the explosions. Its spokesman Abu Emmanuel said: It is true there were twin explosions but we are yet to gather details of casualties. Our men are there on a rescue operation. They will reveal the casualty figure at the end of the mission.As information about the blast spread, residents ran for safety to avoid the unknown.Another suicide bomber has attacked and killed scores of people at a check-point in Biu, 185 kilometres south of Maiduguri, the state capital.The bomber was said to have targeted a crowded place Tashan Gandu, a converging area for daily paid labourers waiting to be hired by rich farmers.Last Tuesday, twin suicide bombers on a tricycle attacked a military checkpoint along Miringa- Biu road, on the outskirts ofthe town, killing 14 people mostly female hawkers. Many others were injured.An eye witness, Msheliza, told our correspondent on telephone thatthe suicide bomber maneuveredsecurity checks and found his way to the area located afew metres away from the NEPA/PHCN office and the Church of Brethren in Nigeria (E.Y.N church) beforedetonating his explosive wrappedbody leaving many pool in pool of blood.Msheliza said the body of the suicide bomber was torn into pieces.A member of the Biu Youth volunteer otherwise called Civilian JTF who was part of the rescue operation said the attack was targeted at a checkpoint mounted by their members at theTashan Gandu motor park.He said 15 bodies had been recovered while the injured were taken to the Biu General Hospital.A source at the Biu hospital told our correspondent on telephone that 19 people were brought dead from the scene, adding that17 others were being attended to.Yesterday,Cameroon officials said the countrys prisons were overcrowded with suspected Boko Haram men under arrest following the spilling of the extremists activities to the neigbouring country.According to officials, 30 000 people had been detained in 25 prisons in Cameroon since May 2014. That number is up from 22,000. The Cameroon Human Rights Commission said prisons were crammed with six times more people than their capacity allows.It said more soldiers were needed to stop inmates from making endless attempts to break out of jail. Boko Haram has been recruiting fighters from Cameroon, Niger and Chad.]]>
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