Bomb Attack At Government Lodge In Zaria Kills At Least 20
The Kaduna
State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has confirmed that at least 20 people have been
killed in a bomb attack at the Government Lodge in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna
State.
“I am sad
that a terrorist bomb attack just killed 20 people in Sabon Gari Zaria,” Mr
El-Rufa’i said on his Twitter account.
“We call on
our citizens to be vigilant and avoid crowded places like markets, mosques,
churches and motor parks in the next few weeks,” he added.
Executed by
a suspected suicide bomber, the attack targeted civil servants at the
Government Lodge in Sabon Gari,
Zaria which
has been the centre for the verification exercise for civil servants.
Mr El-Rufai
has promised that the government was working with the security agencies to end
the wave of militant attacks in the country.
“We call on
our citizens to be vigilant and avoid crowded places like markets, mosques,
churches and motor parks in the next few weeks.
“We call on
our people to report any suspicious persons and movements to law enforcement
agents, traditional rulers and religious leaders.
“The Kaduna
State government is working with Federal security agencies that are taking
proactive measures to frustrate such terrorists,” El-Rufai said.
Emergency
workers have since rushed to the scene to help evacuate the wounded who are
mainly civil servants while Governor Nasir El-Rufai has also visited the scene
of the explosion.
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