Several persons feared dead as two blasts rock Jos market

Enemies of the Nigerian state continued their campaign against the peace loving people of the country as they detonated two improvised explosive device in Jos, Plateau State which led to the death of several persons.

Some eye-witnesses claim that they saw scores of persons dead.

According to a government official, the two bombs were concealed inside a truck and a minibus the military said.

“There were two separate blasts,” at the New Abuja Market, Pam Ayuba said, referring to the attack at about 3:00 pm (1400 GMT). “We are yet to know the casualty rate,” he added.

“The first IED (improvised explosive device) was in a truck. The second was in a minibus,” said Kingsley Egbo, of the military State Task Force (STF) in Plateau state, of which Jos is the capital.

“The market was really crowded,” he added. “We are having a problem of crowd control… The emergency services have evacuated the casualties,” he told AFP.

 The Jos bomb attack is coming two days after the attack on Kano. Town. we will keep you updated as more informations get to our news desk