Bombs rock Jos as police detonate device in Kano

From Mariam Aleshinloye Agboola, and Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The Plateau State Capital, Jos, was yesterday rocked by twin bomb explosions with scores feared killed or injured.
One of the explosions occurred in front of Mr. Biggs Restaurant while the second was just a few metres away. The scene was close to the burnt central market where traders erected their stalls to sell wares, usually in the evenings. This is even as police detonated a bomb in Kano.
The two explosions occurred between 6:30 and 6:35 pm. Though details of the explosions were sketchy at press time, Daily Sun learnt that many lives may have been lost and some people were rushed to the hospital.
Immediately after the blasts, the area was cordoned off by security operatives. No person or motorist was allowed to get close to the terminus roundabout for safety reasons.
The state government had on many occasions warned traders to stop laying their wares around the terminus area to guide against yesterday’s incident.
Meanwhile, barely 24 hours after two suicide bombers killed themselves and four others at the famous Kanti Kwari Market in Kano, another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) has been discovered in another popular market in the state capital.
The explosive was found at about 2pm, yesterday at the popular Dawanu Market in Ungogo Local Government Area.  The bomb was immediately defused by the Anti-Bomb Unit of the police force.
Police Commissioner, Alhaji Adenrele, Shinaba, disclosed that following the report of the suspected bomb, the police immediately swung into action, adding that they successfully defused it before it could cause any harm.
“I can confirm to you that our men successfully foiled their intention. There was no loss of lives and nobody was injured,” he said, adding that normalcy has since returned in the market.