Wednesday, 21 May 2014

118 people confirmed dead in the Jos blast


Am sorry dear  readers, I know this report came rather too late this is because of  matters beyond my control....it was reported earlier in the day that two explosions rocked the city of Jos in Plateau state and the reports this evening by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA through AFP has confirmed 118 people dead from, with several others still under the debris
"The exact figure of the dead bodies recovered as of now is 118 and more bodies may be in the debris of buildings which collapsed due to the intensity of the blasts.” Mohammed Abdulsalam told AFP. Mohammed also  revealed that 56 people were injured in the twin blasts.
Plateau state Police commissioner Chris Olakpe had earlier told reporters that only 46 people were killed and 45 others were injured. He later said "We are saying 46. That’s the number we have in the morgues. But we are not ruling out more bodies.”
Contrary to this reports, many eye witness  have insisited that the death toll is way more than 200......see more photos from the blast

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