Kaduna Attacks Kill At Least 82

At least 82 people were killed in two explosions, which

rocked Kaduna yesterday, July 23.

Experts working at the scene of Kaduna explosion. Photo

credit – SaharaReporters

However this figure is expected to rise, Sahara Reporters

alleges.

The first attack, which occurred around afternoon, was said

to target an Islamic cleric Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi who

led prayers in Murtala Muhammed Square. While Bauchi

escaped the attack, a lot of people were caught in the busy

commercial area with at least 25 killed (according to

police).

The second bomb went off several km away from the first

blast scene, with the former Nigerian head of state Gen

Muhammadu Buhari having narrowly escaped death.

Media, so as Buhari, claim it was a clear assassination

attack.

While the official details on the number of casualties caused

by the second explosion are yet to be provided, the recent

Reuters update says 32 people died.

Kaduna State governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero imposed a

24-hour curfew on the city following the twin explosion. He

condemned the attacks saying that "those behind the act

have no notion of God, as they have none for the sanctity of

human life".

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