The Nigerian army said that the two blasts today at a church in the military barracks in Jaji, Kaduna state were suicide attacks. “There were twin suicide bombings today at St Andrew Military Protestant Church (in the town of Jaji),” army spokesman Brigadier General Bola Koleosho said, saying the attacks were just 10 minutes apart.
Eleven worshippers died according to Koleoso, while 30 people are on admission in hospital with various degrees of injuries.
The first blast occurred after the church service, according to another army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman. But another officer said there were actually two explosions.
“The first blast caused no casualties and curious worshippers gathered around the scene looking at the debris… and that was when the second blast happened,” he said. “Many people were injured but I have not received reports of any deaths at the moment.”
The state-run National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said “rescuers have been alerted to an explosion at a military formation in Kaduna state today and likely at a worship centre”
Although no group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s church blast, the incident was similar to previous attacks blamed on the Islamist extremist group, called Boko Haram.
Source: PM News
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