Two blasts targeting a bus park in Jos killed at least 17 people on Thursday evening, the military and witnesses.
“There were twin blasts today in Jos,” said Ikedichi Iweha, military spokesman in the Plateau state capital which has been repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram.
The park is opposite the Bauchi road campus of the University of Jos
He declined to give further details but two witnesses at the scene, including driver Ibrahim Hashidu, said that 17 people had been confirmed dead, with the first explosion killing five people and the second causing 12 deaths.
Fuller account of the story will be reported soon..
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