Death toll of bomb blasts reaches 80 in Nigeria's Jos
Source: Xinhua
JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in central north Plateau State had risen to 80, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Monday.
The north central zonal manager for the agency Al Hassan Danjuma Aliu disclosed this to reporters in Jos, the state capital on Monday, adding that the figure covers the over all death tolls from Dec. 24.
He said the injured number is above 100.
A source in one of the hospitals told Xinhua that most of the victims died as a result of serious injuries they sustained.
The source said the victims were also given mass burial at an undisclosed area in the state.
The police in Nigeria's central north Plateau State on Sunday confirmed the killing of 32 persons after three blasts rocked Nigeria's restive Jos city.
State police commissioner Abdelrahman Akano told reporters in Jos, the state capital, that 74 others were seriously injured and were receiving treatment at various hospitals in the state.
The police chief said security agencies in the state have put in place security measures to curtail future attacks.
He told reporters that some of the measures put in place include drafting of military personnel to worship centers with anti bomb unit squad combing such places of worships for any signs of explosive or device that could spark another blast.
The bomb blasts which hit Anguwan Rukuba, the Kabong Satllite Market and the flyover at Gada Biyu, came one week after a Nigerian court sentenced 15 persons to 10 years each in prison for involvement of the violent crisis in Jos in March.
Jos was plunged in a pool of blood on March 7, when members of local Muslim and Christian communities fought each other in revenge for previous killings.
Police said 109 people were slain in the March 7 tragedy, mostly women and children, weeks after hundreds died in waves of sectarian violence in the region.
JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the Christmas Eve bomb blasts in central north Plateau State had risen to 80, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Monday.
The north central zonal manager for the agency Al Hassan Danjuma Aliu disclosed this to reporters in Jos, the state capital on Monday, adding that the figure covers the over all death tolls from Dec. 24.
He said the injured number is above 100.
A source in one of the hospitals told Xinhua that most of the victims died as a result of serious injuries they sustained.
The source said the victims were also given mass burial at an undisclosed area in the state.
The police in Nigeria's central north Plateau State on Sunday confirmed the killing of 32 persons after three blasts rocked Nigeria's restive Jos city.
State police commissioner Abdelrahman Akano told reporters in Jos, the state capital, that 74 others were seriously injured and were receiving treatment at various hospitals in the state.
The police chief said security agencies in the state have put in place security measures to curtail future attacks.
He told reporters that some of the measures put in place include drafting of military personnel to worship centers with anti bomb unit squad combing such places of worships for any signs of explosive or device that could spark another blast.
The bomb blasts which hit Anguwan Rukuba, the Kabong Satllite Market and the flyover at Gada Biyu, came one week after a Nigerian court sentenced 15 persons to 10 years each in prison for involvement of the violent crisis in Jos in March.
Jos was plunged in a pool of blood on March 7, when members of local Muslim and Christian communities fought each other in revenge for previous killings.
Police said 109 people were slain in the March 7 tragedy, mostly women and children, weeks after hundreds died in waves of sectarian violence in the region.
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