According to Premium Times, the
incident occurred at ECWA church in
Tudunwa, Angwan yashi, near the
Federal Secretariat in Jos. Leadership
reports that it was a twin explosion.
An eye witness characterized the
explosion as “massive” and the sound
from it as very loud. The death toll is
feared to be high as there were a lot of
worshippers present at the service.
UPDATE
Luckily, due to the timely intervention
of the security guard who spotted the
planted bomb there was no casualty
recorded. A witness narrated that the
guard had picked the explosive and
had thrown it off the church following
which it went off immediately.
The guard sustained injuries on the leg
and was rushed to the hospital.
Another witness said that upon arrival,
police anti-bomb unit discovered one
more bomb planted in the restroom of
the church.
The police confirmed that nobody had
been killed in the Sunday
attack. Plateau police spokesman Abuh
Emmanuel was quoted as saying:
“Experts have been sent there
immediately to ascertain those who
planted the explosion, and possibly,
the manufacturers of the device. But I
was told no one died in the incident.”
Sunday, 12 July 2015
Explosion Rocks Jos Church On Sunday Morning
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