44 Killed, 47 Wounded In Jos Twin Blasts, Says NEMA

Source: thewillnigeria.com

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Monday said 44 people were killed and 47 others injured in the twin blasts that hit Jos on Sunday night.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that one of the blasts targeted Muslim faithfuls at a prayer session in a Mosque at Delmi area of the city shortly after the breaking of the Ramadan fast.

The second blast went off 15 minutes later at a Restaurant along Bauchi Road, killing many people that had gathered to break their fast.

Mr. Abdulsalami Mohammed, NEMA’s North Central Coordinator, said all those injured were initially rushed to Specialist Hospital, Jos for medical attention.

“But we found that the Hospital could not cope with the pressure and decided to move some of the victims to Bingham Hospital and Ola Clinic in Central Jos.

“Most of the victims were left on bare floor of the wards and we did not think that was proper,'' he said.

Mohammed said that the attacks at the Mosque recorded more casualties because the suicide bomber fired into the crowd and killed many people before detonating a bomb.

“In fact, most of those hospitalized have gun shot wounds. At the Specialist Hospital, doctors have been battling to remove bullets from the bodies of the victims,'' he said.

The NEMA official said resident doctors of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) had suspended their strike to offer emergency medical services to the victims.

“Most of JUTH's doctors, who reported to the Specialist Hospital to assist the situation, have been deployed to the two other hospitals,'' he said.

NAN.