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Nigeria:
Jos Explosion - Plateau Conducts 'Secret' Mass Burial for Decaying Corpses
Premium Times, 24 May 2014
Four days after at least 122 people were killed in twin explosions, the Plateau State government, unable to preserve the corpses of scores of the victims in its insufficient… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jos Blasts As Huge Let-Down to Residents ... Plateau Plans Mass Burial for Victims
Daily Trust, 25 May 2014
The twin blasts in Terminus, Jos city's commercial hub, on Tuesday, May 20, came first as a huge let down to residents who were growing accustomed to a Jos where people of all… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Lives Cut Short By Jos Blasts
Daily Trust, 24 May 2014
The twin bomb blasts that rocked Jos Terminus Main Market last Tuesday, left a permanent scar in the hearts of residents of the city. The gory images of burnt corpses and mutilated… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jos Blast - How Religious Leaders Prevented Reprisal Attacks
Leadership, 25 May 2014
But for the timely intervention of religious leaders, the bomb blast that rocked Jos, Plateau State would have witnessed a reprisal attack by irate youths. Read more »
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Nigeria:
NEMA Confirms Four Dead in Jos Blast
Daily Trust, 26 May 2014
The National Emergency Management Agency yesterday said four persons including the bomber were killed in Saturday night's explosion close to a TV viewing center on Bauchi Road,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jos blasts - Nigerian Red Cross Society provides vital psychosocial support to victims
IFRC, 23 May 2014
When two explosions rocked the city of Jos in central Nigeria earlier this week, the Nigerian Red Cross Society responded immediately and provided support to relatives of those who… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Ochekpe Describes Jos Bomb Blast As Barbaric, Calls On Nigerians to Be Security Conscious
Nigerian Govt, 23 May 2014
The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe, accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Zainab Maina has recently visited the Deputy Governor of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tension, As Another Bomb Blast Rocks Jos
This Day, 25 May 2014
Another bomb blast rocked Jos, the Plateau State capital, last night, four days after the twin blasts in the city that killed more than 120 people and injured many others. Eye… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - Worshippers Stay Away From Churches in Jos
Independent (Lagos), 25 May 2014
Still smarting from three deadly bomb explosions within one week, the few Christian worshippers who attended church services in Jos on Sunday did so looking over their shoulders,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jos Bombing - Jang Orders Local Security Outfit Take-Off
Vanguard, 26 May 2014
JOS --Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, yesterday, asked the people of the state not to be cowed by the spate of bombings being launched by terrorists in the state but to be… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jang Condemns Fresh Bomb Blast, Urges Courage Against Terrorism
Independent (Lagos), 25 May 2014
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau has condemned Saturday's bomb blast that that occurred along Bauchi Road in Jos. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Is At War With Unknown Enemies - Jang
Vanguard, 24 May 2014
Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau, on Friday, said Nigeria was at war with unknown enemies and urged well meaning people to rise to the country's defence. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jos Bombings - Jang in Crucial Security Consultations
Independent (Lagos), 24 May 2014
Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, returned to the country on Friday afternoon and went straight into a meeting with security chiefs, who have been briefing him on the twin bomb… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jang Visits Jos Blast Scene, Says 'Bombers Have Drawn us Back'
Daily Trust, 24 May 2014
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, visiting the scene of Tuesday's bombing in Jos upon returning yesterday from abroad where he was when the blasts occurred, described the twin… Read more »