Nigeria has arrested a man in
connection with two separate bombings in the northern city of Kaduna, the
Defense Ministry says.
In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry said the
unnamed suspect, a young man dressed as a woman, was detained immediately after
the second bomb blast on Wednesday.
According to security sources, more than 80 people were
killed in the blasts.
The first attack that left 32 people dead took place when a
cleric and his congregation were targeted on a busy commercial road.
Sheik Dahiru Bauchi, who was giving an annual Ramadan
speech, was targeted by the blast but survived.
Shortly after the first explosion, the second bomb blast
killed 50 people in a crowded local market named Kawo. The target of the second
attack was reportedly opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari who also escaped
unhurt.
"This blast, coming in the holy month of Ramadan, is a
clear indication that those behind the act have no iota of fear of God,"
Kaduna state governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, said in a statement.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the violence,
but it came in light of growing militancy in Nigeria by the Boko Haram Takfiri
militants.
The notorious group has repeatedly targeted civilians,
mostly in the remote northeastern state of Borno, killing more than 2,000
civilians since January.
On April 14, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 students from their
secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno.
Reports say 57 of the girls managed to escape, but 219 are
still missing and international efforts to spot and rescue them have failed so
far.
Boko Haram -- whose name means “Western education is forbidden” -- says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
Boko Haram -- whose name means “Western education is forbidden” -- says its goal is to overthrow the Nigerian government.
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