by Benson Agoha
Nigeria was thrown back into the news after serial bombs went off in quick succession in the North Central City of Jos.
The bombs killed at least 118 people and many injured, according to emergency services. The incidence puts further pressure on Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to do more to ensure beef up security and reassure investors.
Yesterday's attack comes after last weeks meeting with world leaders in Paris during which President Jonathan reassured the world of his governments determination to rescue over 200 girls kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram.
Nigerian's had expressed anger over the President's seeming 'cool stance' to the kidnappings - which itself occurred just a day after a bomb went off in Nyanya, killing 73 and injuring severals others.
As the news of the kidnappings of the girls broke, it emerged that President Jonathan was in Ibadan, attending the 100th Birthday Anniversary of the Olubadan of Ibadan.
* Result of the latest Bomb blast in Jos, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
Some felt he should have abandoned the celebration and show more concern. It took three weeks and the outbreak of protests for the Nigerian government to accept international help to locate and rescue the girls.
After one month of no apparent break-through, hunters in neighbouring villages offered to join the search and rescue effort, being co-ordinated by the United States of America with international alleys, including Britain, France, Japan, and may others.
Britain's spy aircraft has now joined similar aircrafts and drones from the USA.
The latest bomb blast in Jos, where about one million people reside and which has always been a flash bed for inter-religious clashes, exploded at a marketplace packed with Christian shopkeepers, band Muslims.
No group has yet claimed responsibility, but a photos of charred bodies being loaded into trucks at the scene, has already emerged.
President Jonathan strongly condemned the bomb blasts and in a statement, described the act as an "assault on human freedom", while calling the perpetrators "cruel and evil."
He directed all relevant agencies to mobilise support and relief efforts in aid of the victims, while extending his "heartfelt sympathies to the affected families and persons."
According to the statement "no effort will be spared to stop the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the supply of arms and equipment made available to terrorists."
Nigeria was thrown back into the news after serial bombs went off in quick succession in the North Central City of Jos.
The bombs killed at least 118 people and many injured, according to emergency services. The incidence puts further pressure on Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan to do more to ensure beef up security and reassure investors.
* Fire Service personnel put out the fires after the blast.
Yesterday's attack comes after last weeks meeting with world leaders in Paris during which President Jonathan reassured the world of his governments determination to rescue over 200 girls kidnapped by terror group Boko Haram.
Nigerian's had expressed anger over the President's seeming 'cool stance' to the kidnappings - which itself occurred just a day after a bomb went off in Nyanya, killing 73 and injuring severals others.
As the news of the kidnappings of the girls broke, it emerged that President Jonathan was in Ibadan, attending the 100th Birthday Anniversary of the Olubadan of Ibadan.
* Result of the latest Bomb blast in Jos, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
Some felt he should have abandoned the celebration and show more concern. It took three weeks and the outbreak of protests for the Nigerian government to accept international help to locate and rescue the girls.
After one month of no apparent break-through, hunters in neighbouring villages offered to join the search and rescue effort, being co-ordinated by the United States of America with international alleys, including Britain, France, Japan, and may others.
Britain's spy aircraft has now joined similar aircrafts and drones from the USA.
The latest bomb blast in Jos, where about one million people reside and which has always been a flash bed for inter-religious clashes, exploded at a marketplace packed with Christian shopkeepers, band Muslims.
No group has yet claimed responsibility, but a photos of charred bodies being loaded into trucks at the scene, has already emerged.
President Jonathan strongly condemned the bomb blasts and in a statement, described the act as an "assault on human freedom", while calling the perpetrators "cruel and evil."
He directed all relevant agencies to mobilise support and relief efforts in aid of the victims, while extending his "heartfelt sympathies to the affected families and persons."
According to the statement "no effort will be spared to stop the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the supply of arms and equipment made available to terrorists."
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