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Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by talk2smat(m): 4:38pm On Jul 23, 2014
Two explosions have ripped through the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna, killing at least 40 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 escaped unhurt.

It often targets Muslim leaders opposed to its militant ideology.
Curfew imposed

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.

Kaduna police chief Shehu Umar said at least 25 people were killed in that blast, apparently caused by a suicide bomber.

Another 15 were killed in the second blast, he said.

Mr Bauchi had completed a preaching session in the nearby Murtala Muhammed square, and was driving through the area in an open-roofed vehicle, greeting well-wishers when he was targeted.

Followers of the renowned cleric have reacted angrily, throwing stones at the security forces and accusing them of failing to protect Nigerians, our reporter says.

The security forces retaliated by firing tear gas.

About 90 minutes after the first attack, a second explosion ripped through the crowded Kawo area, targeting the motorcade of Gen Buhari, a former military ruler of Nigeria and a senior member of the All Progressive Congress opposition party.

Gunmen rammed a vehicle into his convoy, firing shots at it, our reporter says, adding that two of Gen Buhari's bodyguards were slightly wounded in the attack.

The state government has now imposed a 24-hour curfew and people in the city are making their way to their homes.

In May, the emir of the northern area of Gwoza, Shehu Mustapha Idris Timta, was shot dead in an attack blamed on Boko Haram.

In January 2013, the then-emir of Kano, Al Haji Ado Bayero, survived an assassination attempt.

Credit:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28447204?ocid=socialflow_twitter

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 4:44pm On Jul 23, 2014
Hmmmmm

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by hopilo: 4:48pm On Jul 23, 2014
This people must be in the team planning this bombings to know the targets. Western world destabilizing Africa for ages now.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Idrismusty97(m): 4:48pm On Jul 23, 2014
Two explosions have ripped through the northern
Nigeria city of Kaduna, killing at least 40 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.
Why is the BBC trying to fuel tension in the country when they don't have concrete evidence. All hands will point at PDP now.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by chimerase2: 4:53pm On Jul 23, 2014
They would hv bombed him nah so dat we will say is PDP dat was behind the BOKO haram cheesy

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Gboliwe: 4:53pm On Jul 23, 2014
Lie lie report! Buhari targeted only in his imagination.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 4:54pm On Jul 23, 2014
hopilo: This people must be in the team planning this bombings to know the targets. Western world destabilizing Africa for ages now.


...and what do they stand to gain? Pfft!

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by deshbobo: 4:59pm On Jul 23, 2014
Hmmm!!! Nija politics do or die afair shocked

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Danhumprey: 5:01pm On Jul 23, 2014
General Buhari,

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Gbawe: 5:02pm On Jul 23, 2014
chimerase2: They would hv bombed him nah so dat we will say is PDP dat was behind the BOKO haram cheesy


Well, it may or may not be to do with the PDP but the attack on Buhari's convoy happened and the General, according to the report below, was left shaken but unhurt.

http://saharareporters.com/2014/07/23/general-buhari%E2%80%99s-convoy-targeted-second-kaduna-bomb-blast


General Buhari’s Convoy Targeted By Second Kaduna Bomb Blast

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General buharis bullet roof car after the bombing


A source close to former military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has told SaharaReporters that a second bomb explosion that rocked the Kawo bus station in Kaduna today appeared to have targeted Mr. Buhari’s convoy. Three aides and security personnel traveling with Mr. Buhari to Daura, his hometown, have been confirmed injured in the afternoon blast.
BY SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORKJUL 23, 2014



A source close to former military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has told SaharaReporters that a second bomb explosion that rocked the Kawo bus station in Kaduna today appeared to have targeted Mr. Buhari’s convoy. Three aides and security personnel traveling with Mr. Buhari to Daura, his hometown, have been confirmed injured in the afternoon blast.

Our source said that the bombers had trailed Mr. Buhari’s convoy and detonated the bomb as the convoy neared a bridge in Kawo.

Our source said the retired General was in good condition, even though he was shaken up by the trauma of the attack.

“Three of General Buhari’s aides were injured this afternoon in the explosion at Kawo,” said the source. He disclosed that the injuries were not life- threatening.

An earlier bomb explosion in Kaduna claimed more than 20 lives.

Our source stated that scores of people were killed in the second bomb blast near a bridge in Kawo. He added that numerous people, including a security aide to Mr. Buhari and two others in the ex-general’s convoy, sustained varying degrees of injury.

The source disclosed that the Kawo bus stop explosion happened as Mr. Buhari’s convoy was passing through the area. He said the ex-head of state, who is a top official of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as a staunch critic of President Goodluck Jonathan, was returning from a funeral in Zaria at the time of the explosion.

On Monday, Mr. Buhari had issued a statement accusing President Jonathan of pushing Nigeria to the edge of a precipice. He blamed the president for a spate of impeachments of political office holders who oppose Mr. Jonathan. In his response, Mr. Jonathan told the former military ruler to focus on mending the internal rifts plaguing the opposition APC.

At least 25 were confirmed dead after a bomb detonated earlier near Alkali Road in Kaduna, the capital of Kaduna State. A security source told SaharaReporters that the first bomb blast was targeted at a popular Islamic cleric, Dahiru Bauchi, who was delivering a Ramadan lecture at Murtala Square to Muslims observing Ramadan Tafsir.

No group has claimed responsibility for the two high-profile attacks, but a security operative in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, said the explosions were likely the handiwork of the extremist Islamist group, Boko Haram.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by TCD: 5:02pm On Jul 23, 2014
So Boko haram is the Armed wing of PDP..the truth is gradually coming out..they will all fail

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by FOLYKAZE(m): 5:05pm On Jul 23, 2014
Is this bomb-hunting abi wetin make we call am?

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by ojimbo(m): 5:05pm On Jul 23, 2014
video of buhari escaping or i dont b_l__ v_ it

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Ellidude(m): 5:09pm On Jul 23, 2014
Politics. A dirty game indeed. Many hands will be pointing to PDP now.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 5:10pm On Jul 23, 2014
model country

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Tyche(m): 5:10pm On Jul 23, 2014
The brains behind these bombings are smart but will soon fail

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 5:11pm On Jul 23, 2014
Instead of fighting boko haram, they were busy accusing opposition figures and tactically allowed the monster to grow.

The other day I heard the government was looking for loan to fund the military, yet the same government was/is splashing hundreds of millions on impeachment projects.

Military/security agencies were flooded in ekiti during the governorship election, yet not a single security man is in Damboa right now where boko haram has hoisted their flag.

Anyone still apologetic to this government needs his/her head examined!!

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by tit(f): 5:13pm On Jul 23, 2014
The boys are angry.
You remember how Buhari used to parade the streets of maiduguri fearlessly?

Let them try am now.
Since Sanusi was removed they have been owing boko haram salary.
And you know naw?
These boys no dey hear word.



#ReleaseOurArmy

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by truth4meal(m): 5:15pm On Jul 23, 2014
Idrismusty97: Why is the BBC trying to fuel tension in the country when they don't have concrete evidence. All hands will point at PDP now.
Is Buhari not a senior opposition leader? This should cause no tension we all know this has every signature of BH.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by barackodam: 5:16pm On Jul 23, 2014
lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by suwailad(f): 5:17pm On Jul 23, 2014
this is damn serious! civil war things

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by ganye1: 5:18pm On Jul 23, 2014
Senate should do the needful and approve that $1billion loan so that the bombs can stop.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 5:18pm On Jul 23, 2014
Terror squad below

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by NafeesaAA(f): 5:19pm On Jul 23, 2014
To boko haram, Buhari, Atiku, GEJ, David Mark, me and you are all the same. We believe in democracy and western education as such we are all legitimate targets.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Nobody: 5:20pm On Jul 23, 2014
Buhari should not die abeg, he will leave long to experience next years defeat and his 2019 coup d' grace

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by AMvanquish: 5:20pm On Jul 23, 2014
tit: The boys are angry.
You remember how Buhari used to parade the streets of maiduguri fearlessly?

Let them try am now.
Since Sanusi was removed they have been owing boko haram salary.
And you know naw?
These boys no dey hear word.



#ReleaseOurArmy

Daft thinking

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Goddex: 5:23pm On Jul 23, 2014
[size=14pt]Lie from the pit of hell
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Lie from the pit of hell
All to give impression that he is not their mentor?
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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by HisRoyalHardnes(m): 5:23pm On Jul 23, 2014
This is what happens when you bite the fingers that feed you.

Talk talk Buhari has seen the result of criticizing his disciples.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by san316(m): 5:25pm On Jul 23, 2014
In the minds of some political slaves *this must be a stage managed incident just to prove he's not their sponsor* but to me, who wld wnt to hurt GMB? for what? BH?

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by OrlandoOwoh(m): 5:28pm On Jul 23, 2014
"PDP is Boko Haram, Boko Haram is PDP." - Andrew Azazi.
"Boko Haram are freedom fighters." - Former PDP chairman.

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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by Sibrah: 5:34pm On Jul 23, 2014
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Re: Buhari Was The 2nd Target Of The Bomb Blast In Kaduna by egopersonified(f): 5:36pm On Jul 23, 2014
Please any conspiracy theory?

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