A day after the twin bomb blasts that hit Jos Terminus Market yesterday, May 20,
which left about 200 people dead and others injured, there was another
bomb scare in two different parts of Jos, Plateau State, on Wednesday,
21 May.
The bomb scares were said to have occurred in
Bukuru, Jos South Local Government Area and Tudunwada, Jos North Local
Government Area of Plateau.
In Bukuru area, at about noon,
residents of Gyel panicked and were forced to stay indoors out of fear
following rumours that explosive devices were planted in the locality.
The residents called one another in panic at the situation as many
decided to remain indoors.
In the Tudunwada area, there was
pandemonium at about 11:30 a.m. after residents allegedly spotted a
strange vehicle parked at a strategic point in the area.
Some of
the residents took to Facebook, blackberry messenger, and other social
media sites to alert their
relations of the alleged bomb-laden vehicle
but the vehicle owner later arrived and took away his car.
Following
Tuesday's blast, banks, several public and private schools and other
businesses within the Jos city center were shut on Wednesday. Most
filling stations were also shut while the few that opened were crowded.
There
were also rumours that the major seminary of the Catholic Archdiocese
of Jos, where Catholic priests are trained, was attacked by suspected
hoodlums on Tuesday night, but the authorities of the seminary have
debunked the rumour.
Most streets of the Jos city centre remained
deserted as residents grapple with Tuesday’s incident and also
Wednesday’s bomb rumour.
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