The city of Kaduna was hit by three major explosions today. Security sources told SaharaReporters that two of the attacks were apparent suicide bombs carried out by suspected Islamist militants of the Boko Haram sect.
A first bomb was detonated under a flyover in Kawo killing 3 people who were riding in a bus. A second and third a explosion went off at the 1st Mechanized Division of the Nigerian army and shortly afterwards a third explosion rocked the Nigerian Airforce base near.The flyover connects both military bases. The Nigerian military has sealed off the scenes of the explosions making it difficult to verify the number of victim relating to the explosions.
Men of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the Road Safety Corps were prevented from going near the scene of the bomb explosions as soldiers cordoned off the scene chasing away journalists and civilians.
The Nigerian army has not issued a formal statement about the incident, a move interpreted by reporters on the ground as a clever attempt to control information emerging from the attack and possibly cover up the number of casualties.
In a related Report on the website of the Dailytrust newspaper of Nigeria, According to a source, the bomber at the Dalet barracks had parked his explosives-laden car by one of the gates and attempted to escape. He was however sighted and shot by soldiers just before the explosives in the car went off. The source claims that there were no other fatalities at the barracks other than the bomber.
Daily Trust reported earlier that a bomb had gone off under the flyover bridge at Kawo, hitting a commercial bus. Three people are said to have been injured in that incident.
Another eyewitness however said he saw three dead bodies been taken away from the scene.
A second bomb went off at the Dalet Barracks, Kawo near, but not within the complex of the headquarters of the 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army as earlier sources reported and a third at the Nigeria Airforce Base. Military personnel have sealed off all access to the two formations and journalists have been driven away from the vicinity.
A first bomb was detonated under a flyover in Kawo killing 3 people who were riding in a bus. A second and third a explosion went off at the 1st Mechanized Division of the Nigerian army and shortly afterwards a third explosion rocked the Nigerian Airforce base near.The flyover connects both military bases. The Nigerian military has sealed off the scenes of the explosions making it difficult to verify the number of victim relating to the explosions.
Men of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the Road Safety Corps were prevented from going near the scene of the bomb explosions as soldiers cordoned off the scene chasing away journalists and civilians.
The Nigerian army has not issued a formal statement about the incident, a move interpreted by reporters on the ground as a clever attempt to control information emerging from the attack and possibly cover up the number of casualties.
In a related Report on the website of the Dailytrust newspaper of Nigeria, According to a source, the bomber at the Dalet barracks had parked his explosives-laden car by one of the gates and attempted to escape. He was however sighted and shot by soldiers just before the explosives in the car went off. The source claims that there were no other fatalities at the barracks other than the bomber.
Daily Trust reported earlier that a bomb had gone off under the flyover bridge at Kawo, hitting a commercial bus. Three people are said to have been injured in that incident.
Another eyewitness however said he saw three dead bodies been taken away from the scene.
A second bomb went off at the Dalet Barracks, Kawo near, but not within the complex of the headquarters of the 1 Mechanized Division of the Nigerian Army as earlier sources reported and a third at the Nigeria Airforce Base. Military personnel have sealed off all access to the two formations and journalists have been driven away from the vicinity.
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