The archbishop of Jos in central Nigeria has said
more must be done to protect ordinary people,
after at least 30 were killed in twin bomb attacks.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi told the BBC that most of
the victims were poor and defenceless.
The Islamist group has previously targeted
churches and mosques in Jos, which has a mixed
population of Muslims and Christians.
The Anglican archbishop said the bombers would
not succeed in fomenting religious divisions in the
city, as it was clear they did not represent
Nigeria's Muslim population.
But he said ordinary people needed more
protection.
"Government must step up, to show that it cares
about the weak, about the poor, about those who
have no means at all in the society"
The blasts targeted Jos's commercial district,
near the Terminus bus station.
The first explosion took place at an outdoor food
stand. The second blast hit the marketplace.
A similar attack in the same area of Jos in May
killed more than 100 people.
Boko Haram militants are suspected of being
behind the attacks. It has not yet commented.
The group has killed more than 2,000 people this
year.
It has taken over several towns and villages in
the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa,
declaring the area under its control to be a
caliphate.
On Wednesday, at least four people were reported
killed and seven hurt in attacks by two female
suicide bombers in Kano, the biggest city in
northern Nigeria.
Thousands of people have died and more than a
million have been forced from their homes in the
Islamist group's five-year insurgency.