Twin Explosions Rock Kaduna, Govt declares 24-hour curfew

Twin Explosions Rock Kaduna, Govt declares 24-hour curfew

 

Two explosions have ripped through the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna, killing dozens of people, police say.

 

The first explosion targeted moderate Islamic cleric Dahiru Bauchi while the second one targeted senior opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari, a BBC reporter in the city says. Both are said to have escaped unhurt. But there are body parts and damaged cars on the busy Alkali Road in the city centre where the bomb targeting Mr Bauchi exploded, reports the BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar from the scene.

While the police confirmed that 25 persons died in the first blast, which took place after a Ramada Lecture, the number of casualties in the second explosion had yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Government has declared a 24-hour curfew in the capital city following the twin bombing in the state capital, according to a statement by the government