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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