Tuesday 20 May 2014

118 confirmed dead from Jos blast today, there may be more - NEMA

According to a report by AFP, the National Emergency
Management Agency, NEMA told them that 118 people have
been confirmed dead from today's bomb blast in Jos, with
several others still under the debris
"The exact figure of the dead bodies recovered as of
now is 118 and more bodies may be in the debris of
buildings which collapsed due to the intensity of the
blasts.” Mohammed Abdulsalam told AFP. He also
revealed that 56 people were injured in the twin blasts.
Plateau state Police commissioner Chris Olakpe had earlier told
reporters that only 46 people were killed and 45 others were
injured. He later said "We are saying 46. That’s the number
we have in the morgues. But we are not ruling out more
bodies.”
Well, eye-witnesses insists there are way more bodies. At least
200. Many have not been recovered.

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