A bomb exploded at a bus station in
northern Nigeria's Bauchi
state late on Wednesday, killing at least five people
and wounding 12,
police said.
The blast, which struck the town of Azare, is likely to
be blamed on
Islamist Boko Haram militants, casting further
doubt on government
reports that it had reached a temporary ceasefire with
the rebels in order
to secure the release of more than 200 schoolgirls they
are holding hostage.
Police did not comment on who was behind the
attack.
The insurgents have repeatedly bombed public places
since they launched
an uprising demanding an Islamic state in
religiously mixed Nigeria five
years ago. They have stepped up their campaign this
year, setting off
deadly blasts across the country.
"Five persons burned beyond recognition were certified
dead, while 12
others sustained various degrees of injuries," Bauchi
police spokesman
Haruna Mohammed said in a statement.
"The entire surrounding (area) has been cordoned
off ... No arrest has yet
been made, but an investigation has commenced."
Nearly a week after the government announced a
ceasefire deal with Boko
Haram, which it said would include the release of
the girls kidnapped from
the secondary school in Chibok in northeastern
Nigeria in April, there is
still no sign of them being freed.
A number of attacks has raised doubts over the
ceasefire, although Boko
Haram is so factionalised it is possible a truce has
been reached with one
group, while others continue with violence.
Talks to release the schoolgirls are taking place this
week between the
government and a Boko Haram representative in the
Chadian capital N'Djamena, but they are shrouded
in secrecy.
A Chadian diplomat told Reuters that a deal could
still be reached if this faction has ultimate control
over
the girls -- although analysts say that could be
divided between several cooperating factions.
Boko Haram, which only communicates messages
via jihadist videos of a man claiming to be its leader
Abubakar Shekau, has not yet commented on the
alleged ceasefire
source: http://..com.es/2014/10/bomb-blast-at-bus-station-kills-five-in.html

R.I.P to the dead....may God save us in this country.....

I thought a ceasefire between the FG and BH was declared last week, or it is all a big hoax?

Na waaaaa

boko boys una seize fire,una no seize bomb and adopting ortepu? Well,dis blood u ppl are shearing, there ris goduoooo!