Similarly, all the officers and men of the Nigerian Army who have been in the battle front towards containing the Boko Haram insurgency for at least three months were given special awards while those that died in action were honored post-humously.
Advertisement
The explosion at the Yantaya Mosque came as cleric Sani Yahaya was addressing the worshippers, survivors said.
At least 20 people have been killed in a bomb blast in the city of Zaria, northern Nigeria.
Nigerian army chief, Lt. Gen Kenneth Minimah, who handed over the suspects to the Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, at a military base, said the suspects have been cleared by military authorities after necessary investigations.
Sabi’u Bako bought a takeaway and then heard a massive blast as he walked away with friends.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has confirmed 20 persons dead in a bomb attack on civil servants at Sabongari Local Government secretariat in Zaria, Kaduna state.
Despite many political promises and military endeavors by the Nigerian government, Ojutiku said Boko Haram’s recent attacks show that not enough is being done to counter the terrorist group.
“The restaurant was destroyed and we saw many people covered in blood”. Additional casualties were reported from attacks in several northeastern villages, where dozens of churches and about 300 homes were torched. “We can’t believe that we escaped”.
The bomber attacked Redeemed Christian Church of God and killed a priest and four others, including a mother and her two children.
Buhari said on Sunday that Boko Haram, which has allied itself to the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, had “declared war on all that we value”. Jos had been attacked past year by Boko Haram in a notorious attack that claimed over 100 lives.
Advertisement
Boko Haram has been known to target churches in Nigeria before, including spates of attacks on the places of worship in November 2011 and June 2013. “For years, the Christian population of north Nigeria has faced a devastating offensive by Islamic militants that has yet to be effectively countered”, said Cameron Thomas, global Christian Concern regional manager for Africa.
