Suicide bombers kill 3 in Borno, Jos death toll hits 51

Suicide bombers kill 3 in Borno, Jos death toll hits 51

Tuesday, July 7, 2015 10:40 pm


File photo: Police bomb squad inspects the site of the latest bomb attack  in Jos. AFP

File photo: Police bomb squad inspects the site of the latest bomb attack in Jos. AFP

Two female suicide bombers detonated explosives at Sabon Gari Market in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno, killing three persons

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderemi Opadokun, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri.

Opadokun said that five other persons were also injured in the incident, which occurred at about 11 a.m

He said that the explosives were strapped to their bodies.

Meanwhile, Mr Mohammed Abdulsalam, the North-Central Coordinator of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, said the death toll from Sunday’s bomb blast in Jos had risen from 44 to 51.

Abdulsalam gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos.

On Monday, NEMA confirmed that 44 persons died from the blast and about 67 sustained serious injuries of different proportions.

The NEMA coordinator, however, said “one person died at the Plateau Specialist Hospital last night and six additional dead bodies were discovered from the scene of the blast by security agencies.

“It then means that the number of deaths has increased from 44 to 51.’’

Abdulsalam said that the injured had been admitted at various hospitals and were given adequate medical care, while the International Red Cross (IRC) provided drugs and consumables.

According to him, more support is on the way, as a foreign group, French Medical Group also known as Doctors without Borders, promises to render assistance.

Similarly, the acting Chief Medical Director, Plateau Specialist Hospital, Dr Golwal Timothy, told NAN that the number of patients on admission had reduced, as three had been discharged.

The chief medical director added that the lack of bed space that became feasible on Monday was being addressed.

He said that the hospital was decongesting the wards in order to create space for victims of the blast


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